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FZNT25 KNHC 200350
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1050 PM 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...1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY TONIGHT
WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE RIDGE
TONIGHT AND FRI...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI
NIGHT AND EARLY SAT....INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS N
CENTRAL SECTIONS EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT
NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON
SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN STALLING ON MON NIGHT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY
TO FAR UPPER MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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 6 TO 8 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 27N65W TO NW COAST OF
HAITI EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH FRI AND STALL AND
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA...WITH
LARGE NW SWELL SPREADING NW TO SE ACROSS THE AREA E OF 75W
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL PASS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA
OVER THE WEEKEND...VEERING WINDS TO THE E AND SE. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON MON AND STALL MON NIGHT.

.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
4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...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...SE 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 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.