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FZNT27 KNHC 182156
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
456 PM 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 OVER THE
WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.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
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 9 FT...BECOMING 9 TO 14 FT
IN W TO NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W
SWELL.