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FZNT25 KNHC 172114
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
414 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

...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...COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 28.5N82W TO
23N94.5W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N95W WILL MOVE SE OF THE
GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE
WED. SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED EVENING WILL SHIFT NE
OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE GRADIENT WILL
FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT...THEN RELAX MODESTLY SAT. 

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF 30N W OF 73W WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF
THE SE UNITED STATES COAST. FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N77W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED...FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA WED
NIGHT...THEN STALL FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY FRI AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ON SAT.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT S
OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 25 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT
N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.