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FZNT25 KNHC 180911
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT TUE MAR 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. A WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
TODAY TAKING CONTROL OF THE MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THU. THIS WEAK HIGH WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER
HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES WED AND THU.
THIS SECOND HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS BY SAT.

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A 1003 MB LOW PRES CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER N FLORIDA 
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING EXITING THE AREA
LATER TODAY. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF
THE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING REACHING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL
CUBA THIS EVENING. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT N OF 30N THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE NEAR BERMUDA WED MORNING BUT
THE SOUTHERN SEGMENT OF THE FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA. THEN...THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU MORNING AND WILL BEGIN TO
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. A SECOND COLD FRONT
WILL CLIP THE N WATERS BY THU. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD
PRODUCING MAINLY A MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW.

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W 25 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.