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FZNT27 KNHC 162009
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
409 PM EDT Fri Mar 16 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A surface high is centered inland north-central
Florida with a ridge extending west along 27N. The high will
shift south over the southeast gulf waters on Sat night, with a
ridge extending northwest to the northeast Texas coast. The
ridge will retract east on Sun night ahead of a cold front
moving offshore Texas on Mon. The front will extend from the
Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico early Tue and pass through
the Straits of Florida late Tue night. Strong northwest flow
expected across the northeast waters on Wed. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight, then, subsiding to 2 ft or less
late. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to
S swell. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.