000
FZNT27 KNHC 081542
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SARASOTA
FLORIDA TO 24N90W...WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE IN THE AREA WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SAT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
INCREASES ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK
COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. THIS FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH PRES
THEN BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT SE ACROSS THE GULF AS A
COLD FRONT LATER ON TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.