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FZNT25 KNHC 202055
OFFN04

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 PM 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 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 LATE TUE NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED
AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W
OF 94W IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THU. 

.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BASIN AND A STATIONARY FRONT JUST E OF THE
AREA IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS MAINLY S OF
28N AND OVER THE FAR EASTERN WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS
AND BECOMES RE- ESTABLISHED ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL CHANGE
LITTLE THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT...THEN SHIFT 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. GALE FORCE W
TO NW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.