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FZNT27 KNHC 040243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE
MEXICO MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AS THEY NEAR
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN RACE THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
W OF THIS FRONT WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN NW TO N SWELL EARLY IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.