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FZNT25 KNHC 052058
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 PM EST TUE FEB 5 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 WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPING NEAR THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TONIGHT AND
DISSIPATE ON WED. THE LOW WILL DRAG A WEAK TROUGH SW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL. THE TROUGH WILL THEN
LIFT N ON THU WITH A NEW LOW PRES SYSTEM DEVELOPING INLAND ALONG
THE TROUGH. THIS SECOND LOW WILL MOVE E THU NIGHT AND FRI
DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU EVENING INTO
FRI MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON FRI NIGHT.
FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS SAT
AND SUN. 

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SLIDE E THROUGH THU AS 
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA BUILDS SE. A WEAK FRONT WILL QUICKLY
MOVE E ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE ON THU AND INTO FRI N OF THE NW BAHAMAS AHEAD OF
ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
LATE FRI. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA
BY LATE SAT.   

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE LESS THAN 5 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE
5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.