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FZNT27 KNHC 170858
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT IS PUSHING SE OF THE REGION.
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN GULF WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E LATER THIS MORNING AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATER TODAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST...
INCREASING TO 20-25 KT MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW
GULF TUE...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER NORTHERN WATERS WED.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 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...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.