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FZNT27 KNHC 122120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 PM EDT SAT APR 12 2014

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

.SYNOPSIS...W ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE N GULF AND WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...MAINTAINING
MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH SE RETURN FLOW. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF BY MON NIGHT WITH
UNUSUALLY STRONG GALE FORCE N WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND IT. THE
FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO
THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT AND TUE...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.