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FZNT27 KNHC 241447
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
947 AM EST Sun Dec 24 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...The northern half of a cold front extending from the
Florida Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche will drift east this
afternoon, ahead of a reinforcing front moving into the northern
Gulf late this morning. The fronts will merge this evening and
reach from SW Florida to near Veracruz, Mexico Mon morning,
before stalling and weakening from the Straits of Florida to
near Veracruz late Mon. The front will lift northward as a warm
front over the western Gulf Tue and Wed before stalling over the
NW Gulf Thu, enhancing convection along its boundary.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 25 kt in
the late evening and overnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.