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FZNT25 KNHC 050316
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 PM EST THU FEB 4 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 EXTENDS FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N88W. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE
OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
AROUND 150 NM W OF FRONT S OF 25N TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI.
TROUGHING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF SUN.
A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF ON MON.

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE FAR NW WATERS. IT
WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI MORNING AND FROM
31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT. A LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP N OF
THE BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT AND SEND A NEW COLD FRONT EASTWARD FROM
31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN MORNING THEN TO 31N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA SUN NIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING OVER SE WATERS MON...WITH STRONG
GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN
NIGHT INTO MON. A SURFACE TROUGH NEAR 60W WILL MOVE NW...PASSING
65W FRI AND WEAKENING AS IT MERGES WITH THE COLD FRONT SAT.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE NIGHT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS
S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. N OF
27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF
27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF
27N. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N.