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FZNT25 KNHC 210337
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 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 EXTENDS FROM MID ATLC COAST SW AND
COVERS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO...WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW
CURRENTLY OVER THE W 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 SINKING S INTO THE N
GULF SUN EVENING...AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER GULF ALONG 26N LATE
MON. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED FROM 23N65W TO SE HISPANIOLA
TONIGHT...AND WILL MEANDER AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. LARGE
NW SWELL WILL SPREAD SE ACROSS THE AREA E OF 75W THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NW ATLC OVER
THE WEEKEND...VEERING WINDS TO THE E AND SE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON MON AND STALL ALONG 29N TUE.

.TONIGHT...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 4 TO
6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.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...E 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...NE 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.