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FZNT27 KNHC 300821
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
421 AM EDT WED MAR 30 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 OVER THE GREAT LAKES ALONG
WITH A TROUGH OVER MEXICO IS CAUSING A NE-SW PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE GULF. THE RESULTING SURFACE WINDS ARE E TO SE AT A
MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND
THE SE WINDS WILL REACH STRONG BREEZE CONDITIONS BY LATE TODAY.
A COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF BY FRIDAY AND STRONG
BREEZE TO NEAR GALE N TO NE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN
GULF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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