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FZNT27 KNHC 010222
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 PM EDT TUE APR 30 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING
OFF THE SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH
AS THE FRONT GLIDES SE AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. A WEAK HIGH
PRES CELL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.