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FZNT25 KNHC 010223
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 PM EDT TUE APR 30 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 TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING
OFF THE SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
AS THE FRONT GLIDES SE AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. A WEAK HIGH
PRES CELL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY SUN. 

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR 32N68W WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE
TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH WED. A WEAK
LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 32N76W WILL MOVE SE TO NEAR 28N72W WED
EVENING...THEN TO NEAR 24N68W BY THU EVENING WHILE WEAKENING TO A
TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS FRI AND SAT. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OFF NE FLORIDA STARTING
THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE N WATERS. LONG PERIOD NE
SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH WED.

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.