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FZNT27 KNHC 080823
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
323 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES PREVAILS ACROSS THE BASIN WITH FRESH SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND GENTLE TO MODERATE
ANTICYCLONIC BREEZE PREVAILING THROUGH TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON MORNING AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE
MORNING. N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO MON...THEN DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.