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FZNT27 KNHC 012052
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
452 PM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE
AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.