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FZNT27 KNHC 221446
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N95W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA TO
23N93W TO 18N95W LATE TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF...REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER
THE COAST OF VERACRUZ IN THE FAR SW GULF. THE FRONT WILL STALL
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 18N95W BY LATE THU. REINFORCING
HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL ALLOW NE WINDS
TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF FRI INTO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.