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FZNT25 KNHC 250915
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 AM EST THU FEB 25 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...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE GULF
REGION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS HAS JUST MOVE SE OF
THE AREA. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT CENTERED OVER THE
NW GULF WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRI. THIS WILL BRIEFLY SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW
TO N WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE
EAST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH
WILL RESULT IN GRADUAL VEERING OF THE WINDS TO E-SE BY SUNDAY.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL SET UP ON SUN OVER THE NW
AND WEST-CENTRAL WATERS. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...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 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW PART OF THE 
AREA AND CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO JUST OFF SE FLORIDA
AND WESTERN CUBA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE NOTED AHEAD AND
BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N PER THE MOST RECENT SCATTEROMETER DATA
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS JUST N OF AREA. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
EAST REACHING A POSITION FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
EASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
FRI EVENING...AND FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY SAT EVENING. HIGH
PRES  WILL GRADUALLY BUILD E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE
WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION.

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.