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FZNT27 KNHC 010317
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT MEANDERING FROM EXTREME S FLORIDA
WESTWARD ACROSS THE SE WATERS TO 25N87W THEN CONTINUES NW AS
WEAK WARM FRONT TO 25N95W...WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD AND ACROSS N
PORTIONS THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING.
MEANWHILE...A SURFACE TROUGH WILL PREVAIL OVER W PORTIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES ALONG THE MID ATLC COAST EXTENDS
SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS EARLY TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN...BEFORE
SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF MON...AND SPREADS
OVER THE ENTIRE REGION TUE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
FAR NW WATERS WED EVENING WITH STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS
SPREADING ACROSS W PORTIONS BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU.
FRONT TO REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY THU EVENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND
SHOWERS LIKELY. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR PATCHY DRIZZLE. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.