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FZNT27 KNHC 031444
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 AM EST WED FEB 3 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO
26N93W TO A 1008 MB LOW NEAR 21N95W. THE FRONT WILL BE
REINFORCED THIS AFTERNOON BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT. IT WILL
STRETCH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU
NIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA EARLY FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF ON THU AND EARLY THU
EVENING. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SAT AS
LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW
GULF SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.