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FZNT25 KNHC 152144
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 PM EST SUN FEB 15 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 COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA TO JUST SE LOUISIANA WILL
QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT. A 1024 MB HIGH CENTER NEAR 26N88W
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON NIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING. THE
PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL INCREASE SLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS
MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INTO THE NW GULF EARLY MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE PUSHING SE OF THE GULF WED. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE
COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF FRI
AND FRI NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF
24N E OF 84W. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N E OF 84W.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE
BASIN  TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND IT
N OF 29N. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE AND S PORTIONS
MON AND MON NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER
NW WATERS MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY TUE NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA WED NIGHT...FROM NEAR
26N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N71W THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 2465W TO NEAR 20N70W FRI. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE FAR NORTHERN FORECAST WATERS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT
N OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
S OF 27N 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT N OF
29N BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES. N OF 27N... SEAS 5
TO 7 FT N OF 27N...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 29N LATE.
.TUE...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT S TO SW
30 TO 25 KT N OF 30N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT
IN NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 
10 TO 14 F T N OF 30N.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT
N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 10 FT
N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 5
TO 7 FT N OF 27N.