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FZNT25 KNHC 261423
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
923 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...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT ALONG 27N AT 12Z WILL MOVE
SE ACROSS THE E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS IN ITS WAKE
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER LOUISIANA BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND SHIFTS E TO THE FL PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING
INTO THE ATLC SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 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 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO E CUBA WILL REACH FROM
25N65W TO N HAITI BY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL STALL IN SE
WATERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W
TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS TODAY AND
TONIGHT BEFORE CATCHING UP TO THE LEAD BOUNDARY SUN...WITH THE
MERGED BOUNDARY DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. FRESH TO STRONG W TO NW
WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER N WATERS TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
EASTWARD OVER THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N SUN
NIGHT THROUGH MON AND BUILD OVER BERMUDA MON NIGHT AND TUE.

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO 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 15 TO 20 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 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.