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FZNT25 KNHC 251451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
951 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...HIGH PRES AT 1025 MB IS ANCHORED OFF THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS COAST IN THE NW GULF THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO
N WINDS AND SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE
IS REINFORCED FROM THE NW. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SKIRT THE
NE WATERS THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...HOWEVER THEREAFTER THE
RIDGE WILL PROGRESS SLOWLY E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST
THROUGH SUN. WITH THE SHIFT...GRADUAL VEERING OF THE WINDS TO
E-SE BY SUNDAY IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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 LATE. 
.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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W THROUGH THE NW
BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA NEAR 23N80W. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE
OCCURRING AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 27N. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST REACHING FROM 31N66W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN
CUBA FRI...FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT...AND FROM
22N65W TO HISPANIOLA SUN. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP
ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS N OF 29N THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW WINDS AS HIGH PRES GRADUALLY
BUILDS E ACROSS THE SW N ATLC DURING THE WEEKEND. MAINLY
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SAT
THROUGH MON.

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N. 
.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 LATE.