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FZNT27 KNHC 180910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 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 WILL MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. A WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
TODAY TAKING CONTROL OF THE MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THU. THIS WEAK HIGH WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER
HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES WED AND THU.
THIS SECOND HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON FRI ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS BY SAT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.