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FZNT27 KNHC 151519
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1119 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING...
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING...MOVING E OF
THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
CENTRAL...W CENTRAL...AND SW GULF ZONES BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO UP TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH
FROM W TO E ACROSS THE BASIN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES SETTLES
OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TUE INTO WED.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.