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FZNT27 KNHC 180911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
411 AM EST WED JAN 18 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH THU
SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT
ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT
INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF DURING
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS
AND SEAS.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH MID MORNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1 MILE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH MID MORNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1 MILE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.