000 FZNT27 KNHC 200350 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1050 PM 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...1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT NE THROUGH FRI WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS. SE RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP W OF THE RIDGE TONIGHT AND FRI...THEN EXPAND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND EARLY SAT....INCREASING TO NEAR GALE FORCE ACROSS N CENTRAL SECTIONS 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 NEAR TAMPA BAY TO FAR UPPER MEXICAN COAST JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .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 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .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 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .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 5 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...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.