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FZNT27 KNHC 030227
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1027 PM 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 TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A
LATE SEASON COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW GALE FORCE LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO 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 AND WILL DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N83W WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
8 FT LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 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 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.