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FZNT27 KNHC 030227
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1027 PM EDT TUE APR 2 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 SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING
LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED
NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD TO SE LOUISIANA THU MORNING...AND
NEAR PENSACOLA FL BY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THU AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF
THE AREA LATE FRI. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE REGION SAT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN
AND NEAR TSTMS.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.