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FZNT27 KNHC 110218
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...COMPLEX PATTERN PERSISTS ACROSS BASIN TONIGHT AS
WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM OFFSHORE LOUISIANA COASTAL
WATERS TO NEAR 25N95.5W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO MEXICO...WHILE A
TROUGH EXTENDS NE TO SW ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS. LOW PRES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS AND SHIFT NE AND INLAND THROUGH TUE
NIGHT...AND DRAG THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS N CENTRAL
PORTIONS. A STRONGER AND REINFORCING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW GULF WED MORNING AND MOVE QUICKLY SE ACROSS THE
AREA...AND GRADUALLY MERGE WITH PRECEDING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
ACROSS THE SE GULF THU. FRONT TO BE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG
NW FLOW AND WILL MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES AND
MODERATE RETURN FLOW TO PREVAIL FRI AND SAT BEFORE NEXT WEAK
COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND OVER NW PORTIONS SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.