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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
914 PM 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 FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING MOSTLY MODERATE TO
FRESH E-SE WINDS TONIGHT AND SAT. WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE TO
MODERATE BREEZE CONDITIONS BASIN-WIDE BY SUN. 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
...EXTENDING FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY WED AND EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED.  

.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. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...MERGED COLD FRONTS EXTEND FROM 22N62W SW TO PUERTO
RICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 22N58W TO PUERTO
RICO LATE SAT...AND REMAIN STATIONARY FROM 22N58W TO THE U.S.
VIRGIN ISLANDS NEAR 18N64W BY LATE 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 S OF
THE RIDGE SUN THROUGH TUE. S TO SW WINDS INCREASE OVER THE
NORTHERN ZONES LATE TUE INTO WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT OVER THE
SE CONUS.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.