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FZNT25 KNHC 090321
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 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 TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF REGION
WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A COLD FRONT IS 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 EARLY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM
SW LOUISIANA THROUGH 24N93W TO THE CENTRAL 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
WEAKEN FRI AND SAT...SHRINKING THE AREA OF STRONG TRADES.

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