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FZNT27 KNHC 030248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 PM EST THU MAR 2 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING W FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL
GALE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 95W
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW
GULF ON FRI NIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF ON TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.