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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY FRI
BEFORE THE REMNANTS BEGIN TO SHIFT NW FRI AND SAT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SPREAD
OVER THE ENTIRE GULF SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH
TEXAS COAST LATE SUN AND LIE FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO
MON MORNING. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 27N77W TO STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL STALL BY MORNING THEN RETROGRADE NW EARLY THU AS
WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT N OF THE BAHAMAS AND MOVES
SLOWLY NE THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
FROM 31N69W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ALONG 30N OVER THE WEEKEND AND BEGINS TO SHIFT E MON.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.