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FZNT27 KNHC 080847
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
347 AM EST TUE MAR 8 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 ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF
WILL INCREASE BY TUE NIGHT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED.
THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO THE MEXICAN COAST
AT 20N WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES
FROM SW LOUISIANA THROUGH 23N92W TO 18N94.5W THU NIGHT AND
SLOWLY DRIFT E...STRETCHING FROM DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL
YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN SE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO
SE SWELL. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE TO S
SWELL. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.