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FZNT27 KNHC 090858
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 AM EST TUE FEB 9 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 SARASOTA FLORIDA TO
TAMPICO MEXICO WITH GALE FORCE WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER
THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NE GULF...DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE
LATE TODAY AS THE FRONT SWEEPS SE OF THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH MAINLY THE NORTHERN GULF SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE W OF 87W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.