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FZNT27 KNHC 240910
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
410 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA
BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. MINIMAL GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW
AND N CENTRAL WATERS. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SE ACROSS
THE GULF REGION...MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS THE FAR NE PART AND THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF MAINLY
THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY
THIS EVENING ALL AFFECTED ZONES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL FURTHER
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW
GULF BY THU NIGHT...AND DOMINATES MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH
SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 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 4 FT LATE. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY
NORTH CENTRAL GULF AND N OF 28N NE GULF. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.