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FZNT25 KNHC 020233
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1033 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 EARLY 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 AND WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION THROUGH MON. A LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT. 

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 31N79W TO 27N74W WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE N WATERS.
EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MAINLY N OF 27N AND W
OF 75W STARTING TONIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE E CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA INTO THE NW BAHAMAS DURING THE WEEKEND.

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 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. 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 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.