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FZNT27 KNHC 180843
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
THROUGH TODAY. A NW TO SE ORIENTED SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
INTERMITTENTLY ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY THU. A NE
TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETRACT E AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA
ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.