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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 PM EDT MON MAR 31 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING SLIGHTLY ACROSS
THE NW GULF BETWEEN HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CAROLINAS AND
LOW PRES MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE LOW PRES WILL
DEEPEN ACROSS TEXAS AND NE MEXICO THROUGH MID WEEK...ALLOWING SE
WINDS TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF...WITH PATCHY
SEA FOG OVER THE FAR NW GULF WATERS. WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WILL
START TO DIMINISH THU AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS
COAST. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE BUT STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND AREA TO THE SW GULF BY SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY 3 NM OR LESS IN PATCHY FOG.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.