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FZNT27 KNHC 180843
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
343 AM EST FRI NOV 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TONIGHT
WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SAT THEN EXTEND FROM FLORIDA STRAITS
TO THE SW GULF SUN MORNING. STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SAT...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.