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FZNT27 KNHC 150944
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
544 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WAVE WILL
MOVE NW ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER TODAY...MOVING
OFFSHORE THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 22N89W EARLY FRI...THEN
EXPECTED TO MOVE N ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT
AND SAT REACHING SOUTHERN LOUISIANA SAT NIGHT...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO
2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.