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FZNT25 KNHC 220921
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
421 AM EST MON FEB 22 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...A WEAK 1020 MB HIGH PRES LOCATED OVER THE NE GULF
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE E-SE WINDS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTS LATE MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A
WARM FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY WED EVENING AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA BY 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. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 PRES OF 1026 MB LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL
ATLANTIC NEAR 36N52W EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST REGION.
THIS SYSTEM 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 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY
LATE THU AND FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL
FOLLOW 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 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.