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FZNT27 KNHC 162102
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
402 PM 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO
CENTRAL MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
GULF...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SLY RETURN FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AND SPREADING E THROUGH MON. A WEAKER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. THIS FRONT WILL
REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE IT
WILL STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT WED
NIGHT...LIFTING N OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.