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FZNT27 KNHC 120846
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
446 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE TODAY AND PASS S OF THE GULF ON TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND SPREAD E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
NE MEXICO ON SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF ON SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.