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FZNT27 KNHC 010831
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
331 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DISSECTING THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS EARLY WED...
THEN STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS IN THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE ON FRI...AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.