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FZNT25 KNHC 090202
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 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 COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH JUST E OF THE AREA 
WED. HIGH PRES BUILDING SOUTHWARD OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WILL 
BEGIN TO SLIDE SLIGHTLY EASTWARD THU THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR 
SLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE NW PORTION. 

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 31N78W 1010 MB EXTENDS A COLD FRONT SW 
TO SE FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT 
REACHES THE NW BAHAMAS TO WESTERN CUBA BY WED EVENING. A TIGHT 
PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER THE FAR NW WATERS NEAR THE NE 
FLORIDA COAST THROUGH LATE WED AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRES LIFTS 
NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR 32N77W. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS ASSOCIATED 
WITH A LOW PRES SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL ATLC ARE EXPECTED SPREAD 
SOUTHWESTWARD TO JUST SE OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SUN.

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT EXCEPT N OF 29N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...AND N 20 TO 30 KT 
W OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 4 TO 6 FT...AND 6 TO 
9 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.WED...S OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF
27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 79W 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
N OF 29N W OF 79W N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N
OF 29N W OF 79W 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 78W. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N...AND N OF 27N E OF 78W. 
.THU...S OF 27N...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.