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FZNT25 KNHC 041536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1136 AM EDT TUE APR 4 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA TO 28N89W
WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE. THE WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS
THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN REACH FROM TAMPA TO NEAR 24N88W TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF VERACRUZ
BY WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH FRI
AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REGION.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST NW OF THE AREA WILL STALL THIS
AFTERNOON AND LIFT N AS WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED 
TSTMS OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SPREAD E THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THEN WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM A HIGH CENTER 
LOCATED JUST S OF BERMUDA SW TO THE NW BAHAMAS. THE RIDGE WILL 
SLIDE EASTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS STRONG COLD FRONT 
MOVES ACROSS THE SE U.S. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA 
COAST BY EARLY THU...REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NW CUBA BY THU 
NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY FRI NIGHT 
INTO EARLY SAT...AND FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA BY SAT 
NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN. STRONG WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE
AND FOLLOW THIS FRONT THU INTO FRI. WINDS DIMINISH ON SAT AS HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN OVER THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N.  
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT N OF 29N.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N.
.FRI...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.