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FZNT27 KNHC 210246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 PM 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 DIMINISH OVER THE AREA BY SUN. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON
NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
EARLY TUE BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED
AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W
OF 94W IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.