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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
457 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY
TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING...MOVING E THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE. MINIMAL GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH LATE TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE. THE
HIGH WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE
EASTERLY FLOW ON THU AND FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...S 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 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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