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FZNT27 KNHC 022105
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
505 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REACH GALE FORCE EARLY FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE
AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION THROUGH TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N86W WILL SHIFT
E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI INTO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N 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. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.