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FZNT25 KNHC 161528
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 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 EXTENDS FROM OCALA FLORIDA SW TO 25N90W
THEN WEST TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SE GULF TODAY THEN E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT AND STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF WED THROUGH THU
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...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NE OF THE AREA WILL MOVE
EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW
WATERS TODAY WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE S-SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...THEN WEAKEN ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS WED NIGHT AND THU.
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH ON
THU...DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE FRI...BUT PERSISTING S OF 25N
THROUGH LATE FRI AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO
SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW 20 TO
25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...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 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.