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FZNT27 KNHC 182036
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
336 PM 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU...MOVE SE THEN STALL FROM
THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO SW GULF BY EARLY FRI. STRONG WINDS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL
DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST FROM LOUISIANA
TO S TEXAS.
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST FROM LOUISIANA
TO S TEXAS EARLY.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST FROM SE
LOUISIANA THROUGH ALABAMA.
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. DENSE FOG NEAR THE COAST FROM SE
LOUISIANA THROUGH ALABAMA EARLY.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.