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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1053 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 S OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 27.5N82W TO
23N91.5W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF
WATERS LATE WED MORNING...WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND
FRONT TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH WILL SINK OVER THE NW GULF COASTAL
WATERS WED EVENING THEN SHIFT NE OF THE AREA LATE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF 28N WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NW WATERS
TONIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY
TONIGHT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO FLORIDA KEYS WED
MORNING...FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO E CUBA WED EVENING...FROM
27N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA THU EVENING...THEN STALL FROM
24N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA FRI MORNING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
ON SAT.

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...W 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...N 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 TO 5 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.