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FZNT25 KNHC 040317
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 PM EST WED FEB 3 2016

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
30N85W TO A 1010 MB LOW NEAR 21N93W TO 19N92W. HIGH PRES IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES ON
THU PRODUCING A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT W OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO
MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF FRONT
TONIGHT AND THU. IT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 30N83W TO 21N93W
TO 19N93W BY EARLY THU MORNING...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY
THU EVENING...AND WILL BE SE OF THE AREA EARLY ON FRI. FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON
SUN AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS E OF FLORIDA.  

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A FRESH SOUTHERLY BREEZE WILL LINGER E OF FLORIDA
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE THU.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
EARLY FRI MORNING...AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT
BEFORE RAPIDLY LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LOW
PRES WILL DEVELOP N OF THE BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT AND SEND A NEW COLD
FRONT EASTWARD FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING THEN TO
31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SUN NIGHT INTO MON. AN
INVERTED TROUGH NEAR 60W WILL SHIFT E TO 55W TONIGHT...THEN
RETREAT NW PASSING 65W FRI AND WEAKENING AS IT MERGES WITH THE
COLD FRONT SAT.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.