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FZNT27 KNHC 240342
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1142 PM EDT SUN MAR 23 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 FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO
EARLY TONIGHT WILL STALL ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE MOVING SE
ACROSS E PORTIONS...AND REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO
NEAR 24N98W MON MORNING...THEN STALL THROUGH MON NIGHT. A
REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE GULF AND MERGES WITH THE STALLED
FRONT MON NIGHT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT PASSING SE OF THE GULF
TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND
WED. TROUGHING INCREASES ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AND SAT AS HIGH
PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.