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FZNT27 KNHC 170920
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST TUE FEB 17 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 DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
COAST ALONG 23N WILL STRETCH FROM VENICE FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF
TONIGHT AND PASS SE OF THE AREA WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WED. A
RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU NIGHT BEHIND
THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD IN THE W GULF WED
NIGHT...EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE...AND BECOME FRESH TO STRONG
ACROSS THE N GULF FRI INTO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.