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FZNT27 KNHC 151406
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
906 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL RAPIDLY ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 30N83W TO 26N88W TO 18N95W SAT MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE
GULF BY SAT EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE W GULF SUN...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A MUCH
WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON...EXTENDING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUE AFTERNOON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5
TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.