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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS
MORNING...STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO
TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON THEN WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR
WILL USHER IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE TO S SWELL...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.