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FZNT27 KNHC 282123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 PM EST THU FEB 28 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 WESTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM
TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 25N89W TO JUST S OF TAMPICO WILL REACH FROM
S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND SE OF THE GULF
EARLY FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N
WINDS THROUGHOUT. THE HIGH THEN SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN
AND MON WHERE IT WEAKENS ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP OVER THE
FAR WESTERN GULF LATE SUN INTO MON IN ADVANCE OF THE THE NEXT
COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST
MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO SW GULF BY LATE TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W...AND
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 87W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.