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FZNT27 KNHC 081537
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 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 CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN
NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING...AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAINLY S OF 26N...THEN
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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.