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FZNT27 KNHC 072031
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
331 PM 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. THE FRONT WILL THEN DRIFT
ACROSS THE E GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE W OF 91W TUE
NIGHT THROUGH WED...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE W OF 91W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF SHORE W OF 91W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL.
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE TO
S SWELL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.