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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 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...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC ACROSS THE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY ON MON...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY MON EVENING 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
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY WED EVENING...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 WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...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. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.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 AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS
EASTWARD THROUGH TUE...AND AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE
GEORGIA COAST. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS WARM
FRONT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL E OF THE
BAHAMAS WILL DECAY BY TUE NIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE NW OF
THE REGION WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW WATERS
WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE TO A POSITION FROM NEAR
31N77W TO NW BAHAMAS...AND TO NW CUBA BY LATE WED NIGHT...AND
FROM NEAR 31N69W TO 26N72W AND TO E CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL
FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT N OF 27N WED NIGHT INTO THU.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WITH WINDS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE JUST N OF THE AREA. STRONG
TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS AND
SEAS N OF 27N DIMINISH SOME THU NIGHT.

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.