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FZNT27 KNHC 172115
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 PM 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...COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 28.5N82W TO
23N94.5W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N95W WILL MOVE SE OF THE
GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE
WED. SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED EVENING WILL SHIFT NE
OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE GRADIENT WILL
FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT...THEN RELAX MODESTLY SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.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. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 25 TO 30 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.