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FZNT27 KNHC 020229
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1029 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF WILL
INTERACT WITH LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THU
NIGHT RESULTING IN INCREASING SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN
GULF. WINDS OVER THE NW GULF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON THU AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS EARLY ON FRI...AND REACH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF LATE FRI. THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT TO THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON SAT WHILE THE REMAINDER OF FRONT LIFTS BACK
N AS A WARM FRONT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF TO THE N OF THE WARM FRONT ON SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHES OF FOG.
.WED...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF
94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
E OF 94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF 87W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15
KT LATE E OF 87W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...AND 4 TO 6
FT E OF 87W.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.