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FZNT25 KNHC 040306
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1006 PM 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 EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
24N94W TO 20N97W. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT OVER THE FAR W CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NORTHERN
YUCATAN PENINSULA THU. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THU
NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT THROUGH SAT. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SAT. 

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 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 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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
31N74W TO 29N81W TUE...AND REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY UNTIL TUE
NIGHT. THEN...THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WED AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS
OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. THIS LOW WILL MOVE NE PUSHING A COLD FRONT
INTO THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE AREA THU NIGHT. THE FRONT IS
FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N73W TO WESTERN CUBA BY FRI. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
BUILDING SEAS UP TO 12-14 FT IN NW SWELL ACROSS THE NE WATERS.

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.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 OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.