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FZNT25 KNHC 021448
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 AM EDT THU MAY 2 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...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TODAY. WINDS WILL REACH 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.
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N80W TO 28N77W WILL
DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY 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.

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