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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THU... AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST
THU NIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN
GULF. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE S
CENTRAL GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 30N N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 


NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.