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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 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 RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TODAY ALLOWING A
COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT REACHING FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND
PASSING THROUGH THE SE GULF ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO FRESH
E TO SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SE GULF MON AND TUE.

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA
WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE BAHAMAS ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST ON SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON SUN NIGHT.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.