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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
336 PM EST TUE FEB 18 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 WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU...MOVE SE
THEN STALL FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO SW GULF BY EARLY
FRI...BEFORE DRIFTING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE WATERS N OF 28N LATE WED AND
MOVE E OF THE AREA THU. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF NE
FLORIDA LATE THU INTO EARLY FRI...THEN STALL FROM 31N78W TO 30N81W
BY SAT MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL MOVE THIS FRONT EASTWARD
SUN ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 27N.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.