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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 AM EDT THU MAY 4 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 MOVING THROUGH THE NW GULF WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE GULF BY LATE FRI. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF
TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.