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FZNT27 KNHC 020910
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY OVER THE NW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT
THU INTO EARLY FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT
SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE NW GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION THROUGH MON. A LOW PRES WILL OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT
SE TODAY THEN E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA THROUGH SAT AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT.FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 94W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FOREC W OF 94W
ENDING EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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

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