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FZNT27 KNHC 010910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
410 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM N BAHAMAS THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO 23.5N87W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH
NW COAST OF CUBA THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING AND THEN
SHIFT SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE
TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS THROUGHOUT. HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
CENTRAL THEN EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN
ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET 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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.