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FZNT27 KNHC 200831
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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 RETREAT E TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE NW GULF...MOVING INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF ON
FRI NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF
THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ STARTING FRI...REACHING
MINIMAL GALE FORCE FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.