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FZNT25 KNHC 180915
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 AM EST WED FEB 18 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 SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N91W TO
18N93W WILL MOVE SE OF GULF WATERS TODAY. GALE CONDITIONS ALONG
THE COAST OF VERACRUZ S OF 21N W OF 95W WILL DIMINISH LATER
TODAY. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF TODAY THROUGH FRI
BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF THU
AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT
AND SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A NEW COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF SUN AND STRETCH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS SUN NIGHT. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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...A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 31N76W TO MELBOURNE
FLORIDA THIS MORNING. GALE FORCE SW WINDS LIE WITHIN 90 NM E OF
THE FRONT N OF 30N. THESE GALE CONDITIONS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER
00Z TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA
TONIGHT AND 27N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THU NIGHT BEFORE
PASSING E OF AREA FRI NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY REACH
GALE FORCE AGAIN EARLY THU MORNING NEAR 31N76W AS A SURGE OF
ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL PASS
EASTWARD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...SPREADING SE RETURN
FLOW EASTWARD.

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...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...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 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.