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FZNT27 KNHC 031518
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EST THU MAR 3 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP
TODAY ACROSS N PORTIONS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...AND
QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE
HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF
BY MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA AND
LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.