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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO SW
LOUISIANA WILL DISSIPATE EARLY TONIGHT. STRENGTHENING HIGH
PRESSURE N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND FRI...WITH THESE CONDITIONS
SPREADING E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF AREA SAT THROUGH MON. A COLD
FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON NIGHT REACHING FROM MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE NIGHT.  

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

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO SE FLORIDA WILL EXTEND
FROM 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY FRI...THEN WEAKEN AS IT
DRIFTS SE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF 72W EARLY THIS WEEKEND. 
SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE CAROLINAS SAT...REACHING
NEAR 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER ALONG 31N WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING E AND W ALONG 31N ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S AND
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON TUE.   

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.