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FZNT25 KNHC 241517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 AM EST WED FEB 24 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 COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE OVER THE E
GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E AND OVER THE W ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH SE
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHERLY AND STRONG TO
NEAR GALE FORCE AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRES WILL DRIFT E OVER THE N GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH MAINLY MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE GULF FRI THROUGH
SUN.

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.THU...NW TO N 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 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...A COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE OVER THE E
GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E AND OVER THE W ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME W TO NW
BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR JUST AHEAD
OF THE FRONT THIS EVENING AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N TONIGHT.
AFTER THAT...FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS WILL PERSIST MAINLY N
OF 28N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRES WILL GRADUALLY
BUILD E OVER THE W ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE NW
WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.