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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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...A BROAD RIDGE EXTENDS FROM MID ATLC COAST TO THE SW
GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH NEAR
GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TONIGHT INTO SUN AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN
NIGHT...AND REACH TO NEAR 25N BY SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A COASTAL
TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES THEN FORMS ALONG
THE TEXAS COAST TUE...AND QUICKLY TRACKS NE TOWARDS THE NE GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH IT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT 23N65W TO NE HAITI WILL DISSIPATE
THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE NW SWELLS WILL SPREAD SE ACROSS THE AREA
E OF 75W THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE NW ATLC THROUGH SUN...VEERING WINDS TO THE E AND SE.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN...REACHING
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. LOW PRES
WILL FORM ALONG THE BOUNDARY TUE...AND LIFT N OF THE AREA BY EARLY
ON WED. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA BY WED EVENING AHEAD OF
ANOTHER LOW PRES THAT TRACKS NE ACROSS N FLORIDA.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN
NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 7
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20
KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S
OF 27N EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL
ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 6 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON EXCEPT N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E
SWELL. N OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT LATE S OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL.
N OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT