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FZNT27 KNHC 190842
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM E LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUN. GALE FORCE
WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL BE FOUND W OF THE FRONT IN
THE W AND SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND
SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.