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FZNT27 KNHC 181420
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT IS CURRENTLY SAGGING INTO THE NORTHERN
COASTAL WATERS WHERE IT WILL STALL TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER NW WATERS SAT AS A
REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND IT. THE LOW WILL
MOVE NE OUT OF THE GULF WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THROUGH 21N96W TO 19N95W SAT NIGHT...THEN
SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE N-NW WINDS IN THE FAR SW GULF
SUN AND SUN EVENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.