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FZNT27 KNHC 280919
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
419 AM EST WED DEC 28 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...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 THU NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR 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. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE 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.