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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW
WATERS WILL RACE SE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED BRIEFLY OVER THE NW AND AND W CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. STRENGTHENING
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS
ON THU WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE
NW WATERS LATE THU.THE GALE CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE
EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON THU NIGHT...AND SPREAD S ACROSS
THE EXTREME SW WATERS ON FRI. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST....BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.