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FZNT27 KNHC 211456
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 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 INTO SUN AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN
NIGHT...AND REACH TO NEAR 25N BY SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A COASTAL
TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES THEN FORMS ALONG
THE TEXAS COAST TUE...AND QUICKLY TRACKS NE TOWARDS THE NE GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH IT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 90W AND
94W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 13
FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 90W
AND 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF
94W.
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED
SHOWERS W OF 94W. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT W OF 94W...AND 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 90W AND
94W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF
94W. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...SEAS 11 TO 13 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF 87W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN
87W AND 90W.
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EARLY
...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 87W...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS BETWEEN 87W AND 90W.
.SUN...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 87W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN
SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 87W.
.SUN NIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING
TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 87W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.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 TO 4 FT.
.WED...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT. E OF 87W...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED NIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 87W...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.