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FZNT25 KNHC 182121
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
421 PM 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 HAS MOVED SE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. A N TO S ORIENTED
RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS
TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI...WITH STRONG SE
RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI NIGHT INCREASING
BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS. THE
GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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. 
.MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W THROUGH ANDROS
ISLAND AND TO W CUBA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL REACH FROM 31N67W
TO E CUBA TONIGHT...PASS THROUGH BERMUDA AND THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE ON THU...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL
WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA ON FRI. THE POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE BRIEFLY TO MINIMAL GALE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
WATERS N OF 30N. A RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 27N
ON FRI...GRADUALLY BECOME ORIENTED FROM 31N72W TO PORT CANAVERAL
ON SUN...THEN SHIFT S ON SUN NIGHT ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE
INTO THE NW WATERS.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...S OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.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 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. 
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.