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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1044 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE E AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SUN MORNING EXTENDING
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY SUN LATE
AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN NIGHT
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON EVENING. GALE WINDS WILL ARRIVE
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WITH AT LEAST
NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF LATE SUN
NIGHT AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W BY
WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.