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FZNT25 KNHC 191521
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 AM EST FRI FEB 19 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE MID-ATLC U.S COAST EXTENDS A
RIDGE AXIS S-SW ACROSS THE GULF BASIN FROM THE BIG BEND REGION
OF FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING MOSTLY
MODERATE TO FRESH E-SE WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT. NE WINDS WILL
INCREASE SLIGHTLY TONIGHT ACROSS THE SE GULF...HOWEVER WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO MODERATE BREEZE CONDITIONS BASIN-WIDE BY
SUN. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS SUN
INTO MON WITH THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FL PANHANDLE
TO 24N88W BY TUE NIGHT. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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 25N65W SW TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND WILL MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT LATER
TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 22N59W TO PUERTO RICO
SAT...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 22N57W TO THE U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS NEAR 18N64W BY SUN. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH SAT MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE
MERGING FRONTS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ANCHOR ALONG 30N AND SUPPORT
DECREASING MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGING SUN THROUGH TUE.

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