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FZNT27 KNHC 011442
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 AM EST SAT FEB 1 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 FROM 29N83W TO 24N86W WILL BECOME
DIFFUSE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WILL SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS
ONCE THE FRONT DISSIPATES. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN EXTENDING FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON WHERE IT WILL STALL...THEN WILL DRIFT IN NW
AND MOVE INLAND LATE MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN
DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF REGION EARLY TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE INTO EARLY WED
QUICKLY REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE WED WHERE
IT WILL STALL.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.