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FZNT27 KNHC 010846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
346 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...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 THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 21N94W 1016 MB. THE LOW WILL
LIFT N TO NEAR 26N94W LATE TODAY DRAGGING REMNANTS OF THE FRONT
N ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN RACE NE AND
INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG
COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE
THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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