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FZNT27 KNHC 151538
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1038 AM EST Fri Dec 15 2017

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from Apalachicola to 27N92W
to inland Mexico at 24N97W will reach from near Cedar Key
Florida to 26N92W to 20N96W early this evening, then become
stationary from near Tampa to 26N92W to the SW Gulf and the Bay
of Campeche on Saturday. The front will then lift northward as a
warm front through Sunday night. Gale force winds are expected
along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz today and
tonight. High pres will settle in over the area Sunday evening
through Monday. The high pres will move eastward to the eastern
gulf waters by late Tuesday as a weak cold front moves across
the NW and N central waters.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, except 8 to
10 ft W of 94W. Areas of rain with scattered showers.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  Areas of rain with scattered showers.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain with
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms W of 94W. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of rain
with scattered showers between 87W and 90W.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of rain
with scattered showers between 87W and 90W.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft until late afternoon,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Areas of rain with scattered showers 
between 87W and 90W.
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas
3 ft.