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FZNT27 KNHC 022124
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
524 PM EDT WED APR 2 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL INTERACT WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SOUTHERLY
FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU BEFORE
DIMINISHING THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS LATE THU NIGHT...AND FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST
NW WATERS EARLY ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER LATE FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT...AND BACK TO THE NW AS A WARM FRONT SUN. LOW
PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER NE TEXAS ON SUN...AND QUICKLY
DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS NEWD THROUGH MON DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT
BACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS W OF 94W. PATCHES OF DENSE FOG
WITH VSBY 1 NM OR LESS BETWEEN 92W AND 94W.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHES OF FOG W OF
92W.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. PATCHES OF FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SHIFTING TO S
TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W...AND NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E
OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT W OF 95W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 94W.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 87W.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 87W AND
90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 87W
AND 90W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 87W.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 87W...AND S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20
KT E OF 87W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.