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FZNT27 KNHC 212118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
518 PM EDT SAT SEP 21 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW GULF AND MERGED WITH
AN OLD LOW CENTER LINGERING ACROSS NW PORTIONS...WITH FRONT
STRETCHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR 23N98W
EARLY THIS EVENING. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM FL PANHANDLE
TO NEAR 26N95.5W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W EARLY SUN
MORNING...WITH FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FILLING IN BEHIND
FRONT. FRONT TO THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE N AND W
WATERS MON. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT E ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS ON TUE AND WED. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.