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FZNT27 KNHC 220910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM W ATLC INTO NE GULF WILL SHIFT NE
AND WEAKEN ACROSS BASIN THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE NW GULF SUN AND STRETCH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN EVENING...THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO
NEAR 25N98W BY MON EVENING...WHERE IT WILL STALL. REINFORCING
FRONT TO ENTER NW PORTIONS MON NIGHT AND MERGE WITH STALLED
FRONT TUE...AND MOVE INTO FAR S AND SE WATERS BY TUE EVENING.
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MOST OF
BASIN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.