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FZNT25 KNHC 222115
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 PM 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.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT AHEAD OF A
WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL APPROACH THE GEORGIA COAST AND STALL
ON TUE...THEN LIFT N AS WARM FRONT TUE NIGHT INTO WED. DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE NW OF THE REGION WILL DRAG A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF
THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY LATE THU...AND STALL FROM 28N65W TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WITH
RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT N OF 27N WED
NIGHT INTO THU BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH SAT.

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