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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA WILL PUSH
A COLD FRONT INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
NORTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS EARLY
TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE EXTREME W CENTRAL GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT.
WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT INTO
SAT AND MOVE NE ON SAT NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW WATERS ON SAT NIGHT REINFORCED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT ON SUN
NIGHT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 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...BECOMING E 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.