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FZNT27 KNHC 191440
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
940 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF WILL SHIFT N OF THE
AREA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRI...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND EARLY
SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN STALLING
ON MON NIGHT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N90W TO 18N93W. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.