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FZNT27 KNHC 031535
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1135 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 SE LOUISIANA TO
LOWER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING.
COMPLEX AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM
1008 LOW CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS W END OF CUBA. ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE WEAKENING. 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.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. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.