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FZNT25 KNHC 272112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT THU MAR 27 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 1029 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLC
EXTENDS A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. THE
COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE GREAT PLAINS IS
ALLOWING FOR A FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER
THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY
FRI AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES APPROACHES
EASTERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE NW
GULF NEAR DAYBREAK ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION WHILE
WEAKENING. 

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N65W TO
THE COAST OF HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N70W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN. LARGE NW TO N SWELL DOMINATING MUCH
OF THE REGIONAL WATERS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM W TO E FRI
THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW
WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO EARLY SUN...REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO
EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR
EASTERN WATERS BY LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA
BEHIND THE FRONT.

.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 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.