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FZNT25 KNHC 190238
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 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 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 25N95W 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W THROUGH THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. REINFORCING COLD
FRONT  EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E
AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM 22N63W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE FRI...AND WEAKEN FROM
22N57W TO PUERTO RICO NEAR 18N66W BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
SAT MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS. HIGH PRESS BUILDS OVER
THE REGION SUN AND GRADUALLY MOVES E MON.

.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...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.