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FZNT27 KNHC 292118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM EDT TUE MAR 29 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS EASTERN GULF
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TSTORMS AS IT MOVES E ACROSS
FLORIDA PENINSULA AND EXITS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES ACROSS
THE MID ATLC STATES EXTENDS SW INTO THE NE GULF LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WED
NIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF EARLY ON FRI
FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS. BY LATE FRI...THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FL PANHANDLE
TO THE CENTRAL GULF WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI
NIGHT AND SAT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS TO
AFFECT THE NW GULF...AND MOST OF THE N CENTRAL GULF PORTIONS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. NUMEROUS TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.