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FZNT25 KNHC 221433
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
933 AM EST WED FEB 22 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 SURFACE LOW OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE E
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE SE GULF WATERS WITH A STRONG WIND SHIFT ALONG THE
FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRI
MORNING AND RACE SE PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON
SAT NIGHT. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF
90W ON SUN.  

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SE WINDS ARE DEVELOPING W OF 78W IN ADVANCE
OF A SURFACE LOW MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL
DRAG A  COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL ON THU AS A
WARM FRONT  DEVELOPS E OF THE LOW. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO
NEAR GALE FORCE  WINDS ARE EXPECTED E OF THE FRONTS ON THU WITH
AN EMBEDDED BAND OF GALE FORCE WINDS THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MID DAY ON THU. THE  LOW WILL REACH NEAR 29N75W ON FRI WITH THE
COLD FRONT EXTENDING  SE TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL SHIFT N OF THE  AREA ON SAT AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWS
ALONG 70W. A SECOND COLD  FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON
SAT NIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY  STRONG POST FRONTAL FLOW. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS
20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT BEYOND 180 NM...SHIFTING TO SW 25 
TO 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN...SHIFTING
TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.