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FZNT27 KNHC 261021
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
433 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN NW GULF WILL BE REINFORCED BY A HIGH
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND MOVE TO THE NE GULF BY
LATE SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN SUN THROUGH TUE. A WEAK
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS IN ITS WAKE WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF
94W.
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. W OF 94W...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BETWEEN 90W
AND 94W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 87W N 20 TO 25
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...EXCEPT E OF 87W 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BETWEEN 87W
AND 90W...AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 87W.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF 87W.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF
87W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 87W...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.