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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1033 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 BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 AND FAR SW GULF WATERS THIS
EVENING...AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WATERS
MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE
SHIFTING N OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW
ON THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING S OF 26N BETWEEN 20 NM AND 60 NM OF SHORE...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY W OF 91W WITHIN 20 NM OF SHORE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VSBYS 1 NM OR LESS W OF 94W WITHIN 20 NM
OF SHORE EARLY.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF
26N BETWEEN 20 NM AND 60 NM OF SHORE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 IN SE SWELL.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND
NW SWELL...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.