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FZNT27 KNHC 180841
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
441 AM EDT MON APR 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NE
THROUGH EARLY TUE WITH FRESH TO STRONG E-SE FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS
THE BASIN. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO MODERATE TUE NIGHT
THROUGH WED NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. A TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES W-NW OVER WATER EACH NIGHT...WITH SURGES OF FRESH TO
STRONG NE-E WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND POSSIBLY TO
NEAR GALE ON MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.