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FZNT27 KNHC 032120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 PM 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 ACROSS THE
GULF WILL BECOME MODERATE AND NORTHERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS
IT EMERGES OFF THE LA/TX COASTS TONIGHT AND MOVES QUICKLY FROM
THE NW GULF TO SE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD 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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 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. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.