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FZNT27 KNHC 071516
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 AM EST THU MAR 7 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS
BEHIND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE GULF
YESTERDAY. THE FRONT REMAINS STALLED FROM WESTERN CUBA TO
24N92W...AND WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN AHEAD OF A
SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN.
N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG
THE COAST OF MEXICO LATE SUN THROUGH EARLY MON.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.