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FZNT27 KNHC 071520
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 AM EST MON MAR 7 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS
MUCH OF THE GULF TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SW N ATLC
AND LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY TUE NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 19N95W THU MORNING AND WEAKEN AS
THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES INTO SE LOUISIANA WHILE THE SOUTHERN
PORTION REMAINS STATIONARY FRI MORNING.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.