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FZNT27 KNHC 051438
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 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 REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF VERACRUZ
TONIGHT INTO THU. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 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 5 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.