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FZNT25 KNHC 160338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 PM EST MON FEB 15 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 FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE NW GULF TONIGHT...AND
ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE PORTIONS THROUGH TUE...AND MOVE E OF
AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT THEN STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN PORTION THU THROUGH
FRI NIGHT...PRODUCING INCREASING NE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE
WATERS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE SAT AS
THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. 

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA SE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE SE PORTION WILL
DISSIPATE TUE MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL
SLIDE E REACHING THE FAR EASTERN WATERS BY WED NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE...AND SWEEP
ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT AND WED. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE EASTERN PORTION WED NIGHT AND THU.
STRONG TO GALE FORCE SW WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT OVER THE NW
WATERS EARLY TUE WITH FRESH N TO NE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE
FRONT THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FURTHER
TO A FRONTAL TROUGH THU NIGHT AND FRI OVER THE SE WATERS WHILE
GRADUALLY MOVING TO JUST E OF THE SE WATERS FRI NIGHT. FRESH NE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRI AND FRI NIGHT S OF 27N DIMINISHING IN
COVERAGE ON SAT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. MIXED NW AND NE
SWELL WILL PERSIST E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TUE TONIGHT.

...GALE WARNING N OF 30N E OF 80W...

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING SE TO S 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING SW
TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N OF 30N E OF 80W 
S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N
OF 30N E OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF
27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.