Offshore Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZNT27 KNHC 131421
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 AM EDT MON MAY 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 EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 26N88W WHERE
IT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE. THE COLD FRONT PORTION WILL CONTINUE SE OF THE AREA ON
TUE WITH REMNANTS OF THE FRONT GRADUALLY DISSIPATING OVER THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH WED. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM NE TEXAS TO
SW FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT EASTWARD BECOMING
ORIENTATED FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE TEXAS FROM TUE TO
FRI WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF ON WED WITH LITTLE CHANGE THEN EXPECTED THROUGH FRI.
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.