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FZNT27 KNHC 130908
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST FRI FEB 13 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 VENICE FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
COAST ALONG 24N WILL MOVE SE AND EXIT THE GULF LATER TODAY.
REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE BEHIND 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 THROUGH MON. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF MON NIGHT AND LIE
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF
VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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