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FZNT27 KNHC 270857
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG E
WINDS IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT
E...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. WARM MOIST SE WINDS
OVER THE NW GULF WILL ALLOW PATCHY FOG THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG
NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE NW GULF THU AND SWEEPING THROUGH THE SE GULF BY LATE FRI.
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...

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. DENSE FOG WITH 60 NM
OF TEXAS COAST. ELSEWHERE VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM IN PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY 3
TO 5 NM IN PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 NM
IN PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 3 NM. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. DENSE FOG WITH 60 NM
OF SE LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI COAST.
.TONIGHT...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 TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.