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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 PM EDT WED APR 26 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THE
FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO THU
THEN HEAD NW AS A WARM FRONT AND INLAND BY EARLY FRI. A STRONG
ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD W ACROSS THE GULF FRI THROUGH SAT AND
PRODUCE STRONG RETURN FLOW BASIN WIDE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH MON
NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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