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FZNT27 KNHC 091552
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1052 AM EST WED MAR 9 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES
OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND
NORTHERN MEXICO IS MAINTAINING NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TONIGHT TO 24N96W TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W
THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E...REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGH...AND DISSIPATE FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE W OF 94W. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. W OF 94W...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF
94W...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE
SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL...EXCEPT 
6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND SW TO W
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 94W...AND 6 TO 8
FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 87W...AND
10 TO 13 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF
88W.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 87W
AND 90W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT
...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.