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FZNT27 KNHC 181527
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1127 AM EDT THU APR 18 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 TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE
BAY TO NEAR VERACRUZ FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW
FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE W AND SW GULF FRI AND FRI
NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN
AND MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.