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FZNT27 KNHC 022116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
THROUGH EARLY MON IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT TO APPROACH
THE AREA. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF TONIGHT
REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO EARLY MON MORNING...FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...AND
FROM SW FLORIDA TO A FRONTAL WAVE NEAR 24N96W TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT IN N OVER THE
EASTERN GULF WED AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE
WESTERN GULF. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO THE NE GULF
WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATE WED. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF ON THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.