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FZNT25 KNHC 260944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EST FRI FEB 26 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 IN NW GULF WILL BE REINFORCED BY A HIGH
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY
LATE SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS IN ITS WAKE WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N73W TO E CENTRAL CUBA
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 29N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE
EARLY THIS EVENING AND STALL S OF 25N LATE TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT PORTION WILL CONTINUE TO THE SE WATERS ON SAT...WEAKEN TO
A FRONTAL TROUGH SUN AND SHIFT TO E OF 65W SUN NIGHT. A POST-
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT BEFORE QUICKLY LIFTING NE OF THE AREA ON SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG W TO NW WINDS BEHIND THE TROUGH WILL DIMINISH ON SAT AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH PRES WILL
STRENGTHEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN MON THROUGH TUE.
NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE SE PORTION SUN...THEN DIMINISH
MON AS THEY BECOME NE TO E.

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N EXCEPT 4 TO
6 FT W OF 78W. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL
N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.