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FZNT27 KNHC 160842
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 AM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE
THE GULF THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...MAINLY
OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE
SE GULF ON SAT...AS WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
IN THE MORNING FROM PASCAGOULA MS TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER LA
OUT 20 NM.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.