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FZNT27 KNHC 092122
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
422 PM 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 NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 87W...SE WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.