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FZNT27 KNHC 181503
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST THU FEB 18 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGING ANCHORED ACROSS THE SE U.S. EXTENDS ACROSS
THE BASIN AND WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS W OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF WATERS S OF 27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.