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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST THU FEB 19 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...1029 MB HIGH PRES IN THE NW GULF WILL MERGE WITH
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA TODAY AND SEND A N TO S ORIENTED RIDGE
EASTWARD INTO FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN
THE W GULF TODAY 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 THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA
THIS MORNING WHILE A REINFORCING FRONT IS MOVING OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST. GALE FORCE WINDS LIE AHEAD OF THE SECONDARY
FRONT...BUT WILL SHIFT TO AHEAD OF THE LEAD COLD FRONT AND JUST
E OF THE AREA LATER TODAY AS THE BOUNDARIES MERGE. THE MERGED
FRONT WILL LIE FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI MORNING AND
DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL PASS
EASTWARD N OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...TURNING WINDS MORE TO
THE E AND SE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS MON
NIGHT.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...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...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 4 TO 6 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 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...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS 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.