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FZNT25 KNHC 090903
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EST SAT FEB 9 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 COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE FROM SW FLORIDA TO
24N89W DURING THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL BEGIN
TO SHIFT EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUN ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS TO EXPAND E WHILE INCREASING. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN EVENING. THIS FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH
PRES THEN BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT SE ACROSS THE GULF
AS A COLD FRONT LATER ON TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS WHERE IT BEGINS TO DISSIPATE TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF FRONT WILL SPREAD E
THROUGH SUN AS THE COLD FRONT REACHES FROM NEAR 26N65W TO THE
COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND
BECOME DIFFUSE FROM 24N65W TO 20N70W BY SUN EVENING AS AN AREA
OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. THE
HIGH PRES AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD MON AND TUE
ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW
PORTION. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES FURTHER ON WED AS LOW
PRES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TRACKS NE ACROSS THE SE U.S.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.