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FZNT27 KNHC 232117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE N GULF WATERS WILL DRIFT
SOUTHWARD AND WEAKEN TONIGHT ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS SAT MORNING AND FROM THE
FLORIDA STRAITS TO SE TEXAS SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WATERS IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TUE. THIS WILL ENABLE A
SECOND COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS TUE MORNING.
THE SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION TO
SE TEXAS WED MORNING. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.