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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST SUN FEB 21 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 LOCATED WEST OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE GULF REGION 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 TODAY. 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. 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. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE. 
.MON...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A 1028 MB HIGH PRES
LOCATED WEST OF BERMUDA NEAR 32N67W AND A STATIONARY FRONT TO
THE SE OF THE AREA IS MAINTAINING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE-E
WINDS MAINLY S OF 25N. NE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE ACROSS THE
FORECAST REGION TODAY BUILDING SEAS UP TO 11 FT ACROSS THE SE
WATERS. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT NE AND WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS BUT A RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH TUE. EXPECT MODERATE  TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE NW PART ON TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT BRIEFLY MOVES ACROSS THE
FAR NW WATERS...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE SE U.S. COAST WED NIGHT. THIS FRONT
IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY
THU MORNING AND FROM NEAR 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THU NIGHT.
MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...E TO 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. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT
LATE. 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...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.