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FZNT27 KNHC 161513
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1013 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 N FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF REACHING FROM
S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY PUSH
SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. FRESH TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT TONIGHT. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF SUN AND SPREAD E AND INCREASE THROUGH MON. 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 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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.