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FZNT25 KNHC 200909
OFFN04

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST SAT FEB 20 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 WESTERN ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS THE GULF REGION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO MODERATE BREEZE
CONDITIONS BASIN-WIDE BY SUN. THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM
THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY TUE NIGHT. A
STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS EARLY
ON WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLC NEAR 33N74W
 EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION PRODUCING FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NE-E WINDS MAINLY S OF 27N. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY  WINDS ARE NOTED ACROSS THE FAR EAST WATERS BEHIND A
COLD FRONT LOCATED EAST OF AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A HIGH PRES OF 1025 MB ESTABLISHES
ALONG 31N. THEN...A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE FORECAST
WATERS THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW WATERS ON
TUE FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT WED NIGHT. MINIMAL GALE
FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.