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FZNT27 KNHC 190216
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 PM 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 WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND GENERALLY
MAINTAIN AN E-SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF TONIGHT AND
THU...STALL AND DISSIPATE LATE THU. RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN BRIEFLY ON FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN LATE FRI AND
SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AND MOVE SE
OVER THE GULF E OF 90W SUN AND MON AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF
THE SE COAST OF U.S. ENHANCING THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER ERN GULF.
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
DAY...MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE EVENINGS AND
DISSIPATE EACH MORNING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.