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FZNT27 KNHC 250914
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
414 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE GULF
REGION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND LARGE SEAS HAS JUST MOVE SE OF
THE AREA. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT CENTERED OVER THE
NW GULF WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRI. THIS WILL BRIEFLY SUPPORT FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NW
TO N WINDS OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE WATERS. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE
EAST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH
WILL RESULT IN GRADUAL VEERING OF THE WINDS TO E-SE BY SUNDAY.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL SET UP ON SUN OVER THE NW
AND WEST-CENTRAL WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.