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FZNT27 KNHC 181443
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 AM EST WED FEB 18 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 EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.
A N TO S ORIENTATED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WATERS TONIGHT WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW
WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON
FRI NIGHT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACHING FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.