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FZNT27 KNHC 261423
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
923 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...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT ALONG 27N AT 12Z WILL MOVE
SE ACROSS THE E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS IN ITS WAKE
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER LOUISIANA BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND SHIFTS E TO THE FL PANHANDLE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING
INTO THE ATLC SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE 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 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 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...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.