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FZNT27 KNHC 211541
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 AM EST SUN FEB 21 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC ACROSS THE THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY ON MON...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY MON EVENING 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
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY EARLY WED EVENING...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 WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WED...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W 
20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E
OF 87W AND 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW
SWELL. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.