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FZNT25 KNHC 212016
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
316 PM EST Sun Feb 21 2021

...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...A ridge extending from strong high pressure along
the eastern seaboard to the central Gulf will shift east tonight
ahead of cold front expected to move into the NW Gulf Mon
morning. The new front will stall across the Gulf along about
23N late Tue, then lift north and dissipate through Wed. Looking
ahead, a third front will move to the northwest Gulf coast on
Thu, where it will meander through Fri. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 25N65W to central Cuba will move
SE across the open Atlantic into Mon, then stall and weaken
along roughly 22N across the central Bahamas through late Mon.
High pressure following the front will support fresh to strong
NE to E winds across the western Atlantic through Mon morning.
The next front will move off the NE Florida coast Mon night,
reaching from Bermuda to the Straits of Florida by mid week.
Strong to minimal gale force SW winds and building seas are 
expected ahead of the front north of 29N early early Tue through
Tue night. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE...S of 27N,S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.