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FZNT27 KNHC 200842
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
342 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
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...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.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...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING  N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 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.