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FZNT25 KNHC 082123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 PM EST TUE MAR 8 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 FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN
MEXICO WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM SW LOUISIANA
THROUGH 23N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY
DRIFTS E TO NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT
NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THU. STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE N COAST OF CUBA LATER TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL WEAKEN FRI AND SAT...SHRINKING THE AREA OF STRONG TRADES. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.