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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
421 PM EST THU FEB 18 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...RIDGING ANCHORED ACROSS THE SE U.S. EXTENDS ACROSS
THE BASIN AND WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS W OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF WATERS S OF 27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS.
NEXT COLD FRONT SLIPS INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON WITH DEVELOPING
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SE CONUS. FRONT EXTENDS FROM FL PANHANDLE
TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE TUE. 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W THROUGH THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 21N75W. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N70W
FRI...AND FROM 22N58W TO PUERTO RICO NEAR 28N66W SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT MORNING DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 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 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.