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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
458 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...
REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY
SAT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
ON SAT EVENING AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W ON SAT NIGHT WITH
THE GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING SE ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS ON
SUN INTO SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS
THE NW GULF ON MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE
NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.