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FZNT27 KNHC 271538
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1138 AM EDT THU MAR 27 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1029 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLC
EXTENDS A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. THE
COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE GREAT PLAINS IS
ALLOWING FOR A MODERATE TO FRESH SE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY FRI
AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES APPROACHES EASTERN
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE NW GULF
NEAR DAYBREAK ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION WHILE
WEAKENING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.