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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE
TUE NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THIS FRONT ON TUE.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BE RE-INFORCING BY A
STRONGER HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF U.S. LATE WED INTO
THU. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE GULF LATE THU THROUGH FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES WITH AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF LATE FRI
INTO SAT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.