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FZNT25 KNHC 161459
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1059 AM EDT WED APR 16 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 ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND THE FAR SE GULF WILL STALL TODAY AND DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
TONIGHT THROUGH FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NE GULF LATE FRI PUSHING A COLD FRONT
THROUGH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AS THE LOW PRES MOVES
EASTWARD. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THIS
WEEKEND. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL STALL TONIGHT FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...
THEN DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND NW WATERS
THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE BOUNDARY WILL PUSH SE AS A COLD FRONT SAT.
A WEAK LOW PRES MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST
TO MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.