000
FZNT27 KNHC 111508
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1108 AM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE DOMINATES THE EASTERN GULF. A STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 28N94W TO
NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO. THE LOW PRES WILL SHIFT NE AND INLAND
THROUGH TONIGHT...AND DRAG THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS N
CENTRAL PORTIONS. A STRONGER AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY SE
ACROSS THE AREA...AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH PRECEDING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SE GULF THU. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF AREA THU
NIGHT. HIGH PRES AND MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO PREVAIL FRI AND SAT
BEFORE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND OVER NW PORTIONS SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.