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FZNT25 KNHC 230913
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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 RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY. THE FRONT FROM WILL REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY
WED AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. A
BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS IS
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF A
DEEPENING LOW PRES AREA MOVING WELL TO THE NW THROUGH MID WEEK.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE W OF 75W TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AND 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. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH WINDS GUSTING TO GALE FORCE
JUST N OF THE AREA.  A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG
TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS AND
SEAS N OF 27N WILL DIMINISH SOME THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT.

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...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...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO
NW EARLY IN THE MORNING. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.