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FZNT25 KNHC 190912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS
THE GULF REGION 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. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL
PERSIST 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. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM FL PANHANDLE TO 25N95W BY LATE TUE. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W THROUGH THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. REINFORCING COLD
FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND
MERGE WITH THE FIRST COLD FRONT ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 22N63W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE FRI...AND WEAKEN FROM 22N57W
TO PUERTO RICO NEAR 18N66W BY LATE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONTS. HIGH PRESS BUILDS OVER THE REGION SUN AND
GRADUALLY MOVES E MON.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.