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FZNT25 KNHC 030237
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 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 TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A
LATE SEASON COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW GALE FORCE LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO 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 25N83W WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI. 

.OVERNIGHT...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 STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NW
WATERS...MAINLY N OF 28N AND W OF 77W THROUGH FRI NIGHT. 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.

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 30 KT WITH
HIGHER GUSTS N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS N OF 27N. SEAS 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 30 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.