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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 PM EDT THU OCT 2 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...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC W
THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO SE GULF EARLY TONIGHT AND IS
YIELDING LIGHT TO MODERATE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN W OF
88W. A STRONG EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST FRI MORNING AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY TO BROWNSVILLE
FRI EVENING...FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA TO UPPER MEXICAN COAST
SAT EVENING...WHERE W PORTIONS OF FRONT WILL STALL...THEN BEGIN
TO LIFT N AS WARM FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO S TEXAS AND INTO CENTRAL
TEXAS SUN. MEANWHILE E PORTION OF FRONT TO SINK SE INTO STRAITS
OF FLORIDA SUN...WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH MON MORNING BEFORE
DRIFTING NW INTO S FLORIDA TUE. 

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N57W TO 26.5N70W...THEN
BECOMES A TROUGH TO FAR NW BAHAMAS. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N56W TO 26N67W 27N74W EARLY FRI BEFORE
SHIFTING E OF THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
PORTION ON SAT...REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
SUN MORNING AND WEAKEN FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON
MORNING BEFORE DRIFTING NW THROUGH TUE.

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.