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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
COAST ALONG 24N WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE GULF LATER TODAY.
REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND 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 DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN THROUGH MON. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF MON NIGHT AND LIE
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF
VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT.  

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO STUART FLORIDA WILL
REACH FROM NEAR 31N64W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI NIGHT AND
DISSIPATE 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY SUN. LARGE N TO NE
SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN TONIGHT
THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
THE AREA SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE
AND S PORTIONS MON AND MON NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW PORTION TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A
STRONGER COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF
27N.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF
27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING
TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT
N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N.