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FZNT27 KNHC 172114
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
514 PM EDT THU OCT 17 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 FROM EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SE AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY FRI. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY FLOW
FROM BUILDING HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO BRIEFLY PUSH S
AGAIN FRI NIGHT AND SAT...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF. OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION...THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI LATE INTO SAT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT IN THE THE FAR NW PORTION
THROUGH MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.