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FZNT27 KNHC 221541
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 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...WEAK HIGH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL
GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD 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. 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

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.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...EXCEPT W OF 94W
INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY DIMINISHING
TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU NIGHT...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. W OF 94W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 BETWEEN 87W AND 90W WED...

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT W TO
NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 87W...AND 7 TO 10 FT
BETWEEN 87W AND 90W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W 
W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
.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.