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FZNT27 KNHC 231441
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 AM EDT WED OCT 23 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 FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO
25N90W TO 18N95W WILL MERGE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO MEXICO NEAR 23N98W
LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 24N81W TO 22N90W 
TO 18N92W BY THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...MOVING LITTLE
THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE SOUTHERN
VERACRUZ COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH STATES FRI WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO
SUNDAY AS THE FRONT GRADUALLY WASHES OUT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.