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FZNT27 KNHC 220215
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
915 PM 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 APPROACH THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS LATE MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT ON TUE. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS
TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL BY WED EVENING...AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT.
STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF
TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW
GULF WITH RETURN SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS LATE.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.