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FZNT27 KNHC 231533
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1033 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL
SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER S CENTRAL TEXAS
TRACKS NE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE LOW DEEPENS WHILE MOVING TOWARDS NE TEXAS WITH THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING TO JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT TONIGHT...FROM NEAR PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY ON
WED...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH
WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL 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 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.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 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT BETWEEN 90W
AND 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W 
BEHIND FRONT NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 87W AND 8 TO 11
FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W
OF 92W NW 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 87W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. WINDS
AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT E OF 87W...
AND 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL E OF
87W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 87W.
.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 IN THE
EVENING...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.