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FZNT27 KNHC 200908
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST SAT FEB 20 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS THE GULF REGION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO MODERATE BREEZE
CONDITIONS BASIN-WIDE BY SUN. THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM
THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY TUE NIGHT. A
STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS EARLY
ON WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.