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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
435 PM EDT THU APR 17 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAPE
CORAL FLORIDA TO 27N87W TO 26N94W WILL DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM
FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE GULF TONIGHT INTO FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR 29N88W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING...WITH THE LOW MOVING NE AND INLAND AS
THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN BY FRI NIGHT...
MOVING E OF THE AREA BY SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON THE NW SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW CENTER WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW. A RIDGE
WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO
NEAR WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA WILL DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH
FRI. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NE GULF OF MEXICO
FRI AND WILL SLOWLY DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION SAT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10
TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S
OF 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL N OF 27N.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.