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FZNT25 KNHC 201026
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
526 AM EST FRI FEB 20 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 OVER SE ALABAMA WILL SHIFT NE
THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW W OF THE RIDGE WILL PERSIST EXPAND ACROSS
THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT....INCREASING TO NEAR GALE
FORCE ACROSS N CENTRAL SECTIONS. 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 TUE FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO FAR
UPPER MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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 PAIR OF COLD FRONTS WILL MERGE THIS MORNING...AND
REACH FROM 25N65W TO 21N70W...THEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TODAY. LARGE NW SWELL WILL SPREAD NW TO
SE ACROSS THE AREA E OF 75W THROUGH TONIGHT. 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 ALONG 27N TUE.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...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 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 3 TO
5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.