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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 AM EST MON MAR 3 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 COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N94W TO INLAND
MEXICO AT 24N97W WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE
NLY ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN PORTION
OF W CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO DEVELOPING LOW PRES NEAR 23N95W TO THE
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ON TUE. THE LOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE TO
THE NE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH FRI. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGING OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE WEAKENING ALLOWING FOR THE NEXT COLD FRONT
TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N76W TO 29N81W TUE MORNING...AND REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY UNTIL
WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED NIGHT AND LOW PRES WILL MOVE
NE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST BY THU PUSHING A COLD FRONT BEHIND IT
INTO THE AREA FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 29N81W THU NIGHT...AND FROM
NEAR 31N69W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI. SOUTHERLY WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY TO STRONG TO NEAR GALE
FORCE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING  SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.