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FZNT27 KNHC 160246
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA NW TO S CENTRAL  
LOUISIANA WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE GULF TONIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRES 
ELSEWHERE OVER THE GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH MON NIGHT 
WHILE WEAKENING THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRES AND 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES WILL INCREASE 
SLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF EARLY MON NIGHT...AND 
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE PUSHING SE OF 
THE GULF WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE 
FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ TUE NIGHT INTO WED. HIGH PRES 
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF 
FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS JUST 
ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 90W 
AND 94W.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.