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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 PM EDT THU APR 19 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO FLORIDA...AND AHEAD OF LOW PRES AND
TRAILING FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT. THE LOW
PRES WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA BY EARLY SAT WITH THE
FRONT EXTENDING TO TAMPICO MEXICO...AND REACH FROM THE BIG BEND
AREA OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BY EARLY SUN. THE LOW PRES WILL
SHIFT INTO THE CAROLINAS AND THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA BY LATE
SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FOR ALL BUT THE FAR SE
GULF MON THROUGH TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.