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FZNT27 KNHC 181442
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 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...COLD FRONT ACROSS 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.