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FZNT25 KNHC 201525
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 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 DIMINISH TO A MODERATE BREEZE
OVER THE AREA BY SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY TUE BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. A STRONGER 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 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BASIN IS BRINGING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE
WINDS MAINLY S OF 28N. FRESH N TO NE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER
THE FAR EASTERN WATERS FROM A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE HIGH PRESSURE AND A COLD FRONT JUST E OF THE AREA. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG 
HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS AND BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED ALONG 31N. THE
HIGH WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
THEN SHIFT SOME EASTWARD TUE THROUGH WED AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
BRIEFLY MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NW WATERS...THEN STALLS AND
WEAKENS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS WED IN
ADVANCE OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST WED NIGHT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE W TO NW WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE 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 S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6
FT N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO
6 FT IN E SWELL. 
.WED...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING
SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.