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FZNT27 KNHC 220920
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1020 MB HIGH PRES LOCATED OVER THE NE GULF
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE E-SE WINDS. 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY WED EVENING AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA BY 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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. VISIBILITY 1 NM OR
LESS WITHIN 60-90 NM OF THE COAST THROUGH MID MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. 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...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 87W...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
W OF 90W...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 87W...S TO SW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...W OF 87W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 87W...W WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.