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FZNT25 KNHC 052104
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
404 PM EST FRI FEB 5 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...HIGH PRES DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS PRODUCING FRESH
TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS
E OF THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MON AND MON
NIGHT MAINLY OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF BEHIND AN EXPECTED
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH TUE. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N74W TO W CENTRAL
CUBA WILL STALL AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY
THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME REINFORCED SAT WITH LOW PRES
FORMING NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS EARLY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL
DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUN...WHILE
THE FRONT MOVES E...AND REACHES FROM NEAR 31N72W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE BY MON EVENING...AND FROM FROM NEAR 25N65W TO HAITI BY
TUE EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE
COAST MON NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR
31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY TUE.

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