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FZNT27 KNHC 030909
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE GULF WATERS AND EXTENDS
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. MINIMAL GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE FAR WEST-CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE GULF. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SW GULF
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS MORNING THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...BEFORE DRIFTING NW AND
MOVING INLAND TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE
ENTIRE BASIN TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF
BY LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.