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FZNT27 KNHC 172109
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 PM 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL EARLY TONIGHT WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON
TUE. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL END AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING. POST FRONTAL HIGH PRESSURE
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE. THE HIGH WILL
SHIFT E OF AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE E TO SE FLOW ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND NW FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS LATE FRI WITH HIGH PRESSURE FORMING ALONG
THE RIDGE NEAR 28N85W ON SAT NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.