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FZNT25 KNHC 030932
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES OF 1009 MB
AHEAD OF THE FRONT NEAR 25N86W WITH A TROUGH NW TO NEAR SE
LOUISIANA GRADUALLY MOVES E TO OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT AS
IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE
NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS WEAK PRES SETTLES IN THE
OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. 

.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N
WATERS AND LOW PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND OVER THE NW AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROUGH THROUGH SUN. LONG
PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH
TUE.

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 77W...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 28N W OF 77W...E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 13 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 25 TO 30 KT N OF
27N EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 77W E 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT 
N OF 28N W OF 77W...6 TO 8 FT FROM 26N TO 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.