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FZNT25 KNHC 050217
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 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...WEAK HIGH PRES LOCATED NEAR 26N92W DOMINATES THE
WESTERN GULF. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE
EASTERN GULF...BUT ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND
SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
EARLY SUN...THEN QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS
THROUGH LATE 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. MODERATE SE RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AND THU. 

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N WATERS AND A 1006 MB
LOW PRES LOCATED INLAND OVER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE N PORTION
OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW PRES WILL DRIFT TO NE
FLORIDA TONIGHT...AND TO ACROSS SE GEORGIA SUN. A FRONTAL TROUGH 
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL ALSO LIFT REACHING FROM NEAR 31N81W
TO 26N70W SUN...AND THE NE WATERS BY LATE MON. THEN...A WEAK PRES
PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE FAR NW AND N CENTRAL WATERS LATE MON AND TUE.
LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 20 TO 30 KT N
OF 27N WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.