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FZNT27 KNHC 312127
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
427 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...OLD AND WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR
SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO NEAR 22N90W HAS BEGIN TO DRIFT NW THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT NW ACROSS E GULF THROUGH
SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW CORNER OF THE GULF WILL
SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN...THEN REACH FROM
MOBILE AL TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON WHERE IT WILL
STALL...THEN WILL DRIFT NW AND INLAND LATE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG RESTRICTING VSBYS
BELOW 3 NM.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.