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FZNT27 KNHC 180316
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1116 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU...AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT. WINDS TO
GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO S CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN DISSIPATE
SUN. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS PREVAIL LATE SUN AND
MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.