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FZNT27 KNHC 090320
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM 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 TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF REGION
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W
GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO NEAR
TUXPAN MEXICO WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE FRONT INTO EARLY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM
SW LOUISIANA THROUGH 24N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU
NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS E TO NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N
CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
LATE. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

TONIGHT...W OF 87W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 87W...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W
OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 87W...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT W
OF 90W...AND 11 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 87W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...W OF 87W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT W OF 90W...
AND 12 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 87W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.