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FZNT27 KNHC 100312
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...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 REGION WILL SHIFT EAST TONIGHT
AND SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS TO
EXPAND E AND INCREASE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST SUN EVENING THEN STALL OVER NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH TUE. A
LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE TUE
INTO WED. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. DRAGGING THE
FRONT SE ACROSS THE GULF AS A COLD FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FORECAST TO REACH
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING
THEN STALL OVER THE SE WATERS BY THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.