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FZNT27 KNHC 032053
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
353 PM EST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE AREA. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF BY EARLY FRI. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF
TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS. WINDS TO NEAR GALE
FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI AND
EARLY SAT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND RETREAT INTO THE NW GULF
SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS
5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.