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FZNT25 KNHC 202124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 PM 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...A BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG
SE RETURN FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT...WITH NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO THE N GULF ON SUN AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER THE SE GULF
BY MON. 

.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF COLD FRONTS WILL GRADUALLY MERGE ACROSS
THE TROPICAL WATERS N OF HISPANIOLA THROUGH SAT. LARGE NW SWELL
WILL SPREAD NW TO SE ACROSS THE AREA E OF 75W THROUGH SAT 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 ALONG 27N TUE.

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