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FZNT27 KNHC 180215
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE N GULF
WATERS TONIGHT AND FRI STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT
NEAR 24N95W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ON SAT
DRAGGING A COLD FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA
STRAITS ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT WILL RELAX FROM THE N ON MON...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON NIGHT...THEN SPREADING E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.