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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 AM EDT SAT APR 7 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR NAPLES
TO 24N89W WILL SINK S INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA THEN STALL ACROSS
YUCATAN CHANNEL AND W CUBA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W THROUGH S FLORIDA.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS
MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N59W TO 26N65W TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE TODAY...BEFORE STALLING ALONG 22N E
OF 65W SUN INTO MON AS RIDGING BUILDS ALONG 29N. SW WINDS
INCREASE N OF 29N TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH S OF
31N LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO E CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SAT
AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS.  

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.