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FZNT27 KNHC 171422
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 AM EDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF LATE
TODAY AND MEANDER THERE THROUGH FRI. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 27N95W ON FRI NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT
SW OF THE LOW TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE E-NE
ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO SW GEORGIA BY SAT NIGHT...WITH THE COLD
FRONT STRETCHING FROM APALACHICOLA THROUGH 26N91W TO 19N95W. BY
SUN NIGHT...THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM PALM BEACH FLORIDA THROUGH
THE DRY TORTUGAS TO CANCUN MEXICO BEFORE PASSING SE OF THE AREA.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND
SHIFT INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF BY MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG EARLY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY
FOG EARLY. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.