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FZNT25 KNHC 180203
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
903 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF FRI...
LEAVING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS INTO EARLY
MON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN BRIEFLY ON MON...THEN RELAX
SOME ON TUE AS A SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS SE OVER THE NE COASTAL
PLAINS. 

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED JUST OFFSHORE THE NE FLORIDA
COAST WITH A GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 29N
W OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL
CUBA ON FRI EVENING...THEN STALL FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT.
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL RETURN NW THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS
ON SUN...THEN MOVE SE AGAIN ON MON AND TUE.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT
EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 29N W OF FR ONT W TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N...NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON... SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N
OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.