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FZNT27 KNHC 171451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
951 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...1024 MB HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA NEAR 29N82W EXTENDS A
RIDGE TO THE W CENTRAL GULF. RETURN FLOW ACROSS W PORTIONS WILL
STRENGTHEN THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THU
NIGHT AND REACH FROM FL PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE
FRI WITH AT LEAST STRONG N TO NE FLOW EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN S SWELL...SUBSIDING
TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.