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FZNT27 KNHC 181433
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1033 AM EDT WED MAY 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 RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN
SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. LOW PRESSURE NEAR
BILOXI MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NE ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND DISSIPATE ON THU. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF ON SAT...THEN PUSH INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN. SURFACE TROUGHING OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL CAUSE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF TO BECOME FRESH TO
STRONG THU THROUGH FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.