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FZNT27 KNHC 042050
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
450 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO
JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE REMAINING
GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI. N WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF THIS EVENING.
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS EVENING 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND
SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 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 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...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. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN VICINITY OF SQUALL LINE N OF 26N E OF 
85W.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.