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FZNT27 KNHC 210908
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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 TO THE SW
GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH NEAR
GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT...SHIFT SOUTH SUNDAY THEN
STALL AND DISSIPATE ALONG 24N THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
ENTERING THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TUE WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS SE
REACHING FROM NEAR TAMPA TO THE FAR SW GULF BY LATE WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.