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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
516 PM 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...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS WILL TRACK NE
OVERNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 26N
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW GULF AND MOVES EASTWARD TO 30N88W TO 21N97W BY WED
MORNING...AND SE OF THE BASIN BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE
FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. WINDS FROM NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
GULF TONIGHT INTO WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED
NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW GULF THU
NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.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 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. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH WED NIGHT AS LOW PRES QUICKLY DEEPENS OVER THE
MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
LOW TRACKING NE AND HIGH PRES TO THE EAST WILL ALLOW FOR
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED
NIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL
CUBA NEAR 22N77W LATE THU...AND FROM 29N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE FRI. THEREAFTER THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL FROM
25N65W TO HISPANIOLA. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS
WITH BUILDING SEAS TO 13 FT WILL FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT N OF 27N
WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. WINDS AND SEAS N OF 27N WILL DIMINISH AND
SUBSIDE ACCORDINGLY FRI THROUGH SAT.

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W
LATE...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS... THEN...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO
4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE.