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FZNT27 KNHC 051439
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
939 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT ENTERED THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA THIS
MORNING. IN ITS WAKE...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTLING IN
ACROSS THE AREA ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS
THE GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SE GULF SAT AND
SAT NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS
INCREASE AGAIN MON AND MON NIGHT MAINLY OVER THE N CENTRAL AND
NE GULF BEHIND AN EXPECTED STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W....NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. W OF 94W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT. W OF 94W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING NW 15
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W N WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO
11 FT E OF 87W. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 87W.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT E OF 87W.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF
87W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO NW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W.
.SUN...E OF 87W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF 87W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W TO NW
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT E OF 87W IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 87W
AND 90W.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.