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FZNT27 KNHC 160858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
458 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 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 IS INCREASING IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
MON EVENING...AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON TUE.
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE
OVER THE W CENTRAL WATERS THIS EVENING...AND OVER THE SW GULF
WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP
MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW ON THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1 NM WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.