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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 PM EST THU FEB 13 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...HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT E OF
THE AREA PREVAILS THROUGH FRI. NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRES WILL
THEN DOMINATE THE GULF SUN THROUGH TUE. RETURN FLOW SETS UP
WESTERN GULF MON AND TUE.  

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO 23N81W WILL
SWEEP E AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY FRI ...AND
FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE BY SAT. GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
GALES ALSO FOLLOWS THE FRONT N OF 28N. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT WITH GALES N OF 30N. HIGH
PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN SUN THROUGH TUE WITH
MODERATING WINDS AND SEAS. 

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT... BECOMING SW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.