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FZNT27 KNHC 052134
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
534 PM 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 EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO AND WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE
THU...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE
FORCE OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT INTO THU. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS
SUBSIDE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST BETWEEN PENSACOLA FL AND
PASCAGOULA MS NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.