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FZNT27 KNHC 132024
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
324 PM EST WED FEB 13 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY
FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...STALLING OVER
THE FAR SE GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD
FRONT. THE NEW FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE
GULF...PUSHING S OF THE AREA BY SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL
SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY
LATE SUN AND MON.
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.