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FZNT27 KNHC 181519
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1119 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD S OVER THE
EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN WED NIGHT...
AND BECOME RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF THU BEFORE
SHIFTING E OF THE GULF ON FRI ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND N PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NE GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG ESE FLOW
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
TO MODERATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT
WEAKENS. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WNW OVER WATER EACH NIGHT. THE
TROUGH WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH SURGES OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E
WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 92W AND
94W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 90W AND
94W.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 87W.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 87W.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.