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FZNT27 KNHC 090833
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST THU JAN 9 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 SE
U.S. AND LOW PRES OVER TEXAS HAS BROUGHT FRESH TO STRONG SE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF THAT WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY
LATER THIS MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW MOST
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF 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 AND DISSIPATE IN THE SE
GULF SUN BEFORE SENDING A REMNANT TROUGH W TO THE S CENTRAL GULF
LATE SUN. ANOTHER FRONT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT EARLY.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT EARLY.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.