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FZNT27 KNHC 071530
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST THU FEB 7 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...1009 MB LOW PRES ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL
WATERS WILL MOVE E-NE AND INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS
EVENING WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM LOW
SW TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
BROWNSVILLE FRI MORNING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO
BROWNSVILLE SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
SETTING ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SAT...THEN INCREASING ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL STALL
OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN...AND DRIFT BACK W TO THE TEXAS COAST
ON MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.