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FZNT27 KNHC 171452
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 AM EST WED FEB 17 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES BUILDING ACROSS THE BASIN IN
WAKE OF A FRONT ACROSS CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE RIDGE
WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE SE WATERS
AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT
WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.