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FZNT27 KNHC 050741
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EDT WED APR 5 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU...FOLLOWED BY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE
FRI INTO SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF SUN AHEAD OF LOW PRES 
MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.