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FZNT25 KNHC 250944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
544 AM EDT SAT MAR 25 2017

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF REGION WILL SUPPORT STRONG E
TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. THE
HIGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST TODAY AND
STALL. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
EACH NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING.  

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 85W 
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E
OF 85W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN 
ATLC WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS ACROSS MUCH
 OF THE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPING JUST NE OF
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ALONG A TROUGH WILL LIFT N THROUGH SUN 
NIGHT. THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE HIGH PRES
WILL RESULT IN GALES FORCE NE TO E WINDS OVER SOME OF THE 
FORECAST WATERS N AND NE OF THE LOW BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...
AND CONTINUE THROUGH MON NIGHT AS THE LOW TURNS TO THE NE AND 
ACCELERATES. THE LOW WILL MOVE E OF THE FORECAST WATERS EARLY ON
 TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA THROUGH WED.
LARGE NORTHERLY SWELL WILL LINGER IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
AREA ON WED. 

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N E OF 75W. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT 
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF
27N.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS N OF 27N. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL N OF
27N.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL N OF
27N.