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FZNT27 KNHC 040223
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 PM 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...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE BEHIND THE
LATE SEASON STRONG COLD FRONT THAT NOW EXTENDS FROM PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO NEAR MERIDA IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SAT WHILE WEAKENING.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE NE GULF
WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA MON THROUGH
WED AS WEAK HIGH PRES SETTLES OVER THE GULF WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 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...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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