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FZNT25 KNHC 020857
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
457 AM EDT FRI AUG 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...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE A RIDGE
ALONG 27N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT...SHIFTING S
TO 26N SUN THROUGH TUE. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH...THE REMNANTS OF DORIAN...ARE
BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA. LOW PRES...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL
CYCLONE...MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH AS IT SLOWLY MOVES NW-N
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE TROUGH OR LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO THE N-NE
THIS WEEKEND WHILE MERGING WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH OFF THE SE U.S.
OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. ANOTHER FRONTAL TROUGH MAY DROP S OF 31N LATE MON
INTO TUE.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT IN SE SWELL.