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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG BERMUDA HIGH COMBINED WITH LOW PRESSURE
OVER MEXICO ARE PRODUCING STRONG BREEZE TO GALE CONDITIONS OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL
MOVE EAST THU WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SPREADING OVER THE
ENTIRE GULF BY LATE THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY FRI MORNING AND EXTEND FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE FRI...AND FROM TAMPA
BAY TO SE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE SW WATERS W OF THE FRONT SAT. THE FRONT WILL
EXIT THE GULF BY LATE SUN WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN SUN AND
MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.