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FZNT27 KNHC 201517
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS THE GULF REGION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO A MODERATE BREEZE
OVER THE AREA BY SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY TUE BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING
BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
GULF WATERS EARLY ON WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT SHIFTING TO
SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...W WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT
W OF 94W.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.