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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 PM EDT SUN APR 13 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL MAINTAIN
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW THROUGH MON. AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS MON
EVENING WITH STRONG GALES EXPECTED BEHIND IT OVER THE WESTERN
GULF...AND BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SW PORTIONS
LATE TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM JUST S OF TAMPA
BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING THEN STALL AND
BEGIN TO DISSIPATE FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NW YUCATAN COAST WED
AFTERNOON NIGHT. FRONTAL REMNANTS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT N WED
NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRES WELL TO THE N DRIVES MOSTLY
MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE BASIN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. TSTMS LIKELY. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.