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FZNT25 KNHC 030917
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 AM EST TUE DEC 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 WEAK 1014 MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE S CENTRAL GULF
WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED AS IT MOVES NE. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
AND STRENGTHEN OVER THE GREAT PLAINS THROUGH THU AND INDUCE
GRADUALLY INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
FAR NW GULF EARLY ON FRI...THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO CONTINUE SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO.
THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MOSTLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH
BUILDING SEAS. WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI AND SAT. 

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO LOW PRES NEAR
28N72W 1009 MB. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO NEAR 24N78W. THE
LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT...WHILE THE TRAILING TROUGH
TRANSITIONS TO A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN REACH FROM 
NEAR 28N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SLOW DOWN AS IT APPROACHES NEAR 26N65W TO THE
N COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE SE WATERS WED BEFORE EXITING THE
AREA WED EVENING. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH SAT AS IT SLIDES EWD WHILE STRENGTHENING
SOME. THIS WILL LEADING TO AN INCREASE IN E WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SW WINDS 5
TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 78W...AND 2 TO
4 FT W OF 78W. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.