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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 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...WEAK HIGH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE. 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 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...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 OVER THE BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS 
IT RETREATS EASTWARD THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE GEORGIA COAST AND STALL ON TUE...THEN LIFT 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 INTO FRI.

.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 OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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.