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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 PM EST MON DEC 26 2016

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND FRESH SE FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL WEAKEN AS
RIDGING N OF THE AREA SLIDES EASTWARD. THE WARM MOIST E TO SE
FLOW OVER THE NW GULF WILL SUPPORT PATCHY FOG THROUGH EARLY TUE.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OVER THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND TO SE
OF THE AREA BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN
GULF.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
PATCHY DENSE ELSEWHERE W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST EARLY.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE
FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST LATE.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG ALONG TEXAS
COAST EARLY
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST W OF 87W...

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST W OF 87W.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
W OF 87W EARLY.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.