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FZNT25 KNHC 191530
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED FEB 19 2014

...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 WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS
INTO THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE
BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY
FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY
LATE FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
WESTWARD OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE
FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 30N81W SAT. A
REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT EASTWARD SUN ACROSS THE
WATERS N OF 28N.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.