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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1013 AM EST THU FEB 26 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE AND STALL OVER THE SE
GULF THROUGH LATE FRI...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. HIGH PRES
BUILDING OF THE AREA WILL SUPPORT THE PUSH OF A REINFORCING
FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT...THAT WILL BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH FRI. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AND SUN...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS
AND SEAS ACROSS THE GULF MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED
OVER NW WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. 

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR NW PART OF THE AREA
AND EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FL. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND FROM
31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL STALL ALONG 27N AND LIFT NORTHWARD SAT THROUGH EARLY SUN
ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE SUN. RIDGING WILL
EXTEND ALONG 30N MON.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING... BECOMING 2 FT OR
LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N.