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FZNT27 KNHC 031503
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO E BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATER TODAY. GALE FORCE
CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH WITH SEAS SIGNIFICANTLY
SUBSIDING BY SAT MORNING AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF BY SUN LATE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW
GULF NEAR 18N95W BY MON ...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON . STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS BY
TUE NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.