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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
342 AM EST THU FEB 20 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...WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE
BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY
LATE FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN
DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES
INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW
GULF SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF
WATERS MON. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA LATE
FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 30N81W SAT.
THE FRONT WILL DRIFT N OF THE AREA SUN. A REINFORCING SURGE WILL
PUSH THE FRONT RAPIDLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 28N SUN
NIGHT THROUGH MON. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.