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FZNT27 KNHC 200853
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
353 AM EST SUN JAN 20 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD AGAIN N OF
THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE WITH A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY WINDS SOME LATE MON THROUGH
WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS WED
NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.