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FZNT27 KNHC 222101
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
401 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE LOUISIANA DOMINATES THE GULF
REGION. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
WATERS TONIGHT AND THU. STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA
WILL PUSH ANOTHER COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS ON THU
WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO AROUND 30 KT OVER THE NW
WATERS LATE THU...THEN SHIFT S ACROSS EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF
WATERS THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.