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FZNT27 KNHC 071441
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
941 AM EST SUN FEB 7 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH
PRES OVER LOUISIANA SHIFTS TO THE E. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S
ACROSS THE BASIN MON AND MON NIGHT WITH STRONG NW WINDS IN ITS
WAKE...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF MON
NIGHT AND TUE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE NW.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.