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FZNT27 KNHC 242144
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 PM 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 COLD FRONT AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E INTO THE SW
N ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
BECOME NORTHERLY WITH NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NE
PORTIONS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...STRONG
TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING BY THU FROM WEST TO EAST. SUBSIDING OVER THE W GULF
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER TEXAS. MOSTLY MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT E DURING THE
WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE GULF FRI
THROUGH SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 10 TO 15 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 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 28N E OF
88W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.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 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.