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FZNT27 KNHC 230912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY. THE FRONT FROM WILL REACH FROM SE
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY
WED AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. A
BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS IS
EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SHIFTING TO W
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 87W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO
13 FT W OF 87W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.