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FZNT27 KNHC 201452
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG
SE RETURN FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT...WITH NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE N GULF ON SUN AND LOSING IDENTITY OVER THE SE GULF BY MON.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 6 TO 8 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.