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FZNT25 KNHC 150942
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...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 STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE NW GULF WILL REACH FROM
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF EARLY WED...FROM S
FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING...THEN
MOVE SE OF THE AREA ON THU. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT MAY CLIP THE
EASTERN GULF THIS WEEKEND. 

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS EARLY.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N...AND
3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N65W
TO 26N75W AND TO 31N80W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY W OF 70W. A 
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS N AND NE 
OF THE BAHAMAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THROUGH
SAT.  GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF THE FRONT.
HIGH PRES  WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MAY MOVE  ACROSS THE NW PORTION THIS WEEKEND. 

...GALE WARNING N OF 30N...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS IN 
THE AFTERNOON N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W 20 TO 30 KT
N OF 27N EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N E OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO 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 IN N SWELL. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N TO NE 
SWELL S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3
TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.