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FZNT27 KNHC 312058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 24N90W THEN SW INTO LOW PRESSURE AT 20N92W. THE LOW
WILL LIFT NE ON WED REACHING N FLORIDA ON THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU WITH THE FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.