000
FZNT27 KNHC 122143
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N91W TO
JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE
GULF THROUGH FRI REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS BEHIND IT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT
EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING SLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY VERY
STRONG N WINDS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.