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FZNT27 KNHC 280221
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
921 PM 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 PROVIDE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR PATCHY FOG IN
THE FAR WESTERN AND N CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY EARLY ON 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. THESE WINDS SHIFT TO N
CENTRAL GULF ON SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS
AND APPROACHES THE NW GULF. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.OVERNIGHT...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. PATCHY FOG ELSEWHERE FAR N AND W PARTS.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREA OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST IN THE
MORNING. PATCHY FOG ELSEWHERE FAR W PART.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO 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 7 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE
FOG WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST IN THE
MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT LATE 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.