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FZNT27 KNHC 121511
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1111 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT HAS NOW ENTERED THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL
QUICKLY PASS S OF THE GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N 20 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N AND W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N AND W OF 94W.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.