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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 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 ALONG 30N WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TUE
NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO EARLY WED...FROM THE FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF LATE WED NIGHT...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU...AND FROM
W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI. MODERATE TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE FAR W CENTRAL AND SW PORTIONS
OF THE GULF WED INTO EARLY THU. 

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 85W 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT E OF 85W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA
6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N OF THE 
AREA AS A TROUGH CURRENTLY S OF OF 24N ALONG 69W TRACKS IN A 
GENERAL WESTWARD DIRECTION. THE TROUGH WILL REACH NEAR 70W  
OVERNIGHT...TO NEAR 72W MON MORNING. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE 
TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES WESTWARD TO ACROSS S FLORIDA 
WED AND WED NIGHT...WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION LIFTS NW TO THE 
WATERS BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WED INTO THU 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT W OF THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT INTO FRI...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES 
ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS DURING FRI AND FRI NIGHT. STRONG 
HIGH PRES WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD OVER THE EASTERN PORTION.

.OVERIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE S 
OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N... 
AND 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 5 TO 7 FT
ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.