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FZNT25 KNHC 022106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
506 PM 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 THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. 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 TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N86W WILL SHIFT
E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI INTO SAT. 

.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 4 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N
WATERS AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NORTH
WATERS...MAINLY N OF 27N AND W OF 75W THROUGH LATE SAT. THE LOW
PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI
AND OVER THE NW BAHAMAS SAT...WEAKENING TO A TROUGH JUST E OF THE
BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT. LONG PERIOD NE SWELL SHOULD PROPAGATE ACROSS
THE REGION SUN THROUGH TUE.

.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...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 6 TO
8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.