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FZNT27 KNHC 081440
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
940 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND LOW PRES OVER N TEXAS WILL ALLOW
FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
TODAY...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT QUICKLY
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF SAT
NIGHT...SWEEPING SE OF THE GULF SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.