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FZNT27 KNHC 030944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
544 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 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 EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING AS LOW PRES OF 1009 MB
AHEAD OF THE FRONT NEAR 25N86W WITH A TROUGH NW TO NEAR SE
LOUISIANA GRADUALLY MOVES E TO OVER SOUTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT.
THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE FRI NIGHT AS
IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE
NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS WEAK PRES SETTLES IN THE
OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF 94W...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO N 
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N W OF 94W 8 TO 11
FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 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 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 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 4 FT.