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FZNT27 KNHC 181520
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1120 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 RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH WED...THEN SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF LATE THU. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.