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FZNT25 KNHC 030319
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1019 PM EST TUE FEB 2 2016

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NW GULF WILL REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO LATE TONIGHT...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND
FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA FRI. GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF ON THU. 

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE E OF FLORIDA THROUGH
WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS
THU EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA FRI MORNING AND FROM 29N65W TO WESTERN CUBA SAT
MORNING BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE EAST-CENTRAL WATERS WED THROUGH THU
IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH LOCATED NE OF PUERTO
RICO. THIS TROUGH WILL DRIFT E THROUGH WED...THEN MOVE W TO 65W
BY LATE THU. STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
MAINLY ACROSS THE  NORTH WATERS ON SUN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
STORM FORCE WINDS.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL.