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FZNT27 KNHC 091510
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 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 A TROUGH OVER TEXAS HAS BROUGHT FRESH TO STRONG SE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF THAT WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY
LATER TODAY...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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.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...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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.