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FZNT27 KNHC 210338
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 PM 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 EXTENDS FROM MID ATLC COAST SW AND
COVERS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO...WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW
CURRENTLY OVER THE W 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
QUICKLY SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SINKING S INTO THE N
GULF SUN EVENING...AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER GULF ALONG 26N LATE
MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.