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FZNT27 KNHC 022018
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 2017

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
TO 25N86W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W
CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT ON THU. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.