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FZNT27 KNHC 160920
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE TO
CORPUS CHRISTI WILL RAPIDLY DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF THIS
MORNING...REACHING FROM S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS
AFTERNOON THEN QUICKLY PUSH SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. FRESH
TO NEAR-GALE N WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND
VARIABLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE NW GULF. S
WINDS IN THE W GULF SUN WILL SPREAD E AND INCREASE THROUGH MON
MORNING. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.