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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
407 PM 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 APPROACH THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS ON MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT ON TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS
LATE TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING...AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED
NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN
OVER THE NW GULF WITH RETURN SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.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... BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS
EASTWARD THROUGH TUE...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 EASTWARD AND EXTEND
FROM NEAR 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE THU AND FROM
29N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI. 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.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.