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FZNT27 KNHC 050312
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM EST THU FEB 4 2016

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N88W. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM
SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE
OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
AROUND 150 NM W OF FRONT S OF 25N TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI.
TROUGHING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AS LOW PRES
DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INTO THE W GULF SUN.
A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF ON MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.