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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1024 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE S-SE AND STALL ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY
SAT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS BEHIND FRONT.
REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING SLY RETURN
FLOW TO MATERIALIZE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.