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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
537 PM EDT THU OCT 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N84W TO 21N92W
THEN IS STATIONARY TO 19N95W. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT S OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
FRONT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NE
GULF COASTAL WATERS EARLY SUN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM TAMPA BAY
TO THE EASTERN TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE SW GULF BY MON AND DRIFT E TUE. 

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE GONZALO NEAR 27.1N 68.2W 942 MB AT 2100 UTC
OCT 16 MOVING N-NE OR 015 DEG AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. GONZALO IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE AS IT MOVES THROUGH 28.7N 67.3W OVERNIGHT BEFORE
SHIFTING JUST N OF THE AREA TO 31.1N 65.9W FRI AFTERNOON...WITH
WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
OTHERWISE...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W THROUGH THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NORTHERN CUBA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT
DRIFTS SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY SUN...LIE FROM BERMUDA TO CAPE
CANAVERAL EARLY MON AND SHIFT N ALONG 30N TUE.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.