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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SW TO 21N93W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY WED. HIGH PRESSURE IS
THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AND
STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF EARLY FRI...INCREASING NE
WINDS AND SEAS OVER SE WATERS AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH
FRI NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...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. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN 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...STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE S TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
IN THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE
AREA THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THU AFTERNOON...BEHIND OF A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT...MOVING NE OF THE REGION FRI MORNING.
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS WILL SUPPORT
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS S OF 23N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.