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FZNT27 KNHC 041516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1116 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 ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE
FORCE OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...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 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. 
.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.