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FZNT25 KNHC 190352
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1052 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 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 SAT MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX
LATE 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...E 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 31N69W THROUGH CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 20N80W WILL REACH FROM 31N65W TO E
CUBA BY MORNING...FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE THU
EVENING...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL
WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA FRI NIGHT. THE POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE BRIEFLY TO MINIMAL GALE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
WATERS N OF 30N...WHILE A NARROW ZONE OF GALES WILL CONTINUE N
OF 28N E OF FRONT OVERNIGHT. 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.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 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 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 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...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 20 TO 25 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 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. 
.MON...N 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.