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FZNT25 KNHC 012053
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM EDT WED MAY 1 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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING
GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK
HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND
SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

.TONIGHT...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 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 27N78W WILL
MOVE SE JUST E OF THE BAHAMAS AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. EXPECT
INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS OFF NE
FLORIDA STARTING THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE N AND
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE E CENTRAL GULF.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.