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FZNT27 KNHC 270144
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 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 EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WILL RETRACT TO THE E AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR VERACRUZ
MEXICO BY MID 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 7 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 9 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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.