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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM EST WED FEB 19 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 REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
WATERS INTO THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW
GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR
SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU
NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF
FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT DRIFTS
NORTH AND DISSIPATES INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY OVER NEAR SHORE WATERS TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS
OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY ALONG COAST OF ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR
LESS.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING  N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.