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FZNT27 KNHC 222031
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS S GEORGIA WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD INTO THE W ATLANTIC THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND RACE SOUTHWARD IN THE WESTERN
GULF THU...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO THU EVENING WITH STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT
ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM
TAMPA BAY THROUGH 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT W AND
DISSIPATE SAT. RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE LATE SAT INTO EARLY
SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE NIGHT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.