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FZNT25 KNHC 110218
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM EDT MON MAR 10 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...COMPLEX PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS BASIN TONIGHT AS
WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM OFFSHORE LOUISIANA COASTAL
WATERS TO NEAR 25N95.5W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO...WHILE A
TROUGH EXTENDS NE TO SW ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS. LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS AND SHIFT NE AND INLAND THROUGH TUE
NIGHT...AND DRAG THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS N CENTRAL
PORTIONS. A STRONGER AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE
AREA...AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH PRECEDING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE SE GULF THU. FRONT TO BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG
NW FLOW AND WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES AND
MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO PREVAIL FRI AND SAT BEFORE NEXT WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND OVER NW PORTIONS SAT. 

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE FAR SE
WATERS JUST N OF PUERTO RICO AND INTO MONA PASSAGE WILL DRIFT S
AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. NW TO N SWELL GENERATED BY FRONT WILL
SUBSIDE FROM W TO E TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES
BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT NE
WED THROUGH THU AS STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW
PORTIONS...REACHING FROM 31N69W TO NW COAST OF CUBA MIDDAY
THU...THEN FROM NEAR 25N65W TO E CENTRAL CUBA MIDDAY FRI BEFORE
STALLING THROUGH SAT. EXPECT INCREASING SW FLOW ACROSS N WATERS
AHEAD OF FRONT WED AND STRONG TO POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND
THE FRONT THU.

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.