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FZNT27 KNHC 021443
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 AM EDT SAT APR 2 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 FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE SW GULF NEAR 18N94W WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH THE FLORIDA
STRAITS LATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR W AND SW
WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF
WATERS ON SUN EVENING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY
LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N CENTRAL GULF
ON WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.