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FZNT27 KNHC 032117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EASTERN HALF OF THE
GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE W. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP NW GULF TONIGHT AND MON
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TUE MORNING...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO
THE SW GULF EARLY WED...AND TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH
PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA THU AND FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.