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FZNT27 KNHC 212123
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE
TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY FRI. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N94W TO 22N98W BY SAT NIGHT...
MOVING SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. WEAK LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY MON AS
REINFORCING NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.