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FZNT27 KNHC 030323
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 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 COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF IN A FEW HOURS. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL
REACH 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 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 THU. THE LOW AND FRONT WILL THEN MOVE E OF THE GULF ON THU
NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING N 25 TO 30 KT
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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...W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
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 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.