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FZNT27 KNHC 272112
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1029 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLC
EXTENDS A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. THE
COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE GREAT PLAINS IS
ALLOWING FOR A FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER
THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY
FRI AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES APPROACHES
EASTERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE NW
GULF NEAR DAYBREAK ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION WHILE
WEAKENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.