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FZNT25 KNHC 160833
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST TUE FEB 16 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 PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF TODAY THEN E OF
THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THU THROUGH FRI
NIGHT...INCREASING NE WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE SE WATERS AND THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE SAT AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE WEAKENS. 

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NW WATERS TODAY
WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN
WEAKEN OVER EASTERN WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU. FRESH TO STRONG NE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED S OF 27N FRI...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE ON SAT
AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. MIXED NW AND NE SWELL WILL PERSIST E
OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO
SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW
TO N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8
FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.