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FZNT27 KNHC 292050
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
350 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL
FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.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 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N
SWELL. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...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 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.