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FZNT25 KNHC 040228
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 PM 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...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE BEHIND THE
LATE SEASON STRONG COLD FRONT THAT NOW EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO NEAR MERIDA IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SAT WHILE WEAKENING.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE NE GULF
WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA MON THROUGH
WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE GULF WATERS. 

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N 
WATERS AND A 1004 MB LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA
 WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE N WATERS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW
PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD N FLORIDA SAT AND ACROSS
SE GEORGIA SUN. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE IN TANDEM WITH THE LOW
EXTENDING JUST E OF THE BAHAMAS SAT AND FROM 31N80W TO ABOUT
25N73W SUN. THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL REACH THE NE WATERS BY MON.
LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E WINDS 30
TO 40 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N AND 9 TO 14 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.