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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
936 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN BEFORE THE
REMNANTS BEGIN TO SHIFT NW LATER TODAY THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW CORNER OF THE GULF WILL SPREAD OVER THE
ENTIRE GULF BY LATE SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE AL TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL...THEN WILL DRIFT
NW AND INLAND LATE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE
THE ENTIRE GULF TUE.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.