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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
519 PM 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...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS WILL TRACK NE
OVERNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 26N
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW GULF AND MOVES EASTWARD TO 30N88W TO 21N97W BY WED
MORNING...AND SE OF THE BASIN BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE
FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. WINDS FROM NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
GULF TONIGHT INTO WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED
NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW GULF THU
NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 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...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS.