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FZNT27 KNHC 031530
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF QUICKLY GIVES WAY TO
TROPICAL STORM KAREN JUST FORMED N OF YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
HEADING NW. KAREN INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND SHIFT
N-NE SAT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA LATE SAT.
ELSEWHERE... LIGHT TO GENTLE NE TO E BREEZE THROUGH LATE SAT
WHEN COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS SE COAST BRINGS FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS W OF 94W.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 40 KT 
INCREASING TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 55 TO
60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT
BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO
6 FT LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT
LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 45 TO 50 KT BECOMING
SE 55 TO 65 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 55 TO 65 KT BECOMING
S 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 45 TO 50 KT BECOMING W 30 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT LATE.