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FZNT27 KNHC 210911
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
411 AM EST SUN FEB 21 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES LOCATED WEST OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE GULF REGION SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE
TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE
AREA TODAY. 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 LATE TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA BY LATE WED AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG
TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE GULF W OF 94W IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED. WINDS
SLOWLY DIMINISH THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY 1
NM OR LESS WITHIN 60-90 NM OF THE COAST THROUGH MID MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE.
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.