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FZNT25 KNHC 090902
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
402 AM EST SAT MAR 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...SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL INCREASE AND
SPREAD EASTWARD TODAY AND SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON...FROM N
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND E OF THE AREA
TUE NIGHT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE
FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALE
FORCE MON NIGHT. 

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR NE PORTION OF THE SW N
ATLC WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE
EASTERN SEABOARD WILL SLIDE JUST N OF THE AREA BRINGING MODERATE
ANTICYCLONIC BREEZE ACROSS THE BASIN. LARGE LONG PERIOD
NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN E OF THE
BAHAMAS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA TUE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
NEAR 31N73W TO W CUBA WED MORNING.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N TO
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND
9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N...AND
9 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.