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FZNT27 KNHC 040846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
346 AM EST WED JAN 4 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL
CATCH UP WITH A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGED
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
BY LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS THU
NIGHT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF
THE FRONT...WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.