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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 AM EST TUE FEB 18 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND
CONTINUE SE FRI...EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL MEXICO
MIDDAY FRI...THEN STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY SAT. STRONG N TO NE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NW
WATERS FRI MORNING SPILLING SOUTHWARD ALONG COAST OF MEXICO FRI
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.