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FZNT27 KNHC 280243
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 PM EST WED FEB 27 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 FLORIDA KEYS TO INLAND
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE TEXAS TO BROWNSVILLE WILL QUICKLY MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS BY THU EVENING AS IT
WEAKENS. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES
THAT BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SAT...AND BRING
MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS DECREASE OVER MOST OF THE GULF ON SUN EXCEPT FOR THE
EASTERN GULF PORTION WHERE A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL LINGER
INTO MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.