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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
434 PM EDT THU APR 17 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR CAPE
CORAL FLORIDA TO 27N87W TO 26N94W WILL DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM
FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE NE GULF TONIGHT INTO FRI. A COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW NEAR 29N88W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING...WITH THE LOW MOVING NE AND INLAND AS
THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN BY FRI NIGHT...
MOVING E OF THE AREA BY SAT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ON THE NW SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW CENTER WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW. A RIDGE
WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT AND LOW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT AND LOW. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR AND AHEAD OF LOW AND FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.