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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT TUE APR 10 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...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF
THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT...ALLOWING FRESH TO
STRONG SE FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THU AND FRI...SPREADING
TO THE EASTERN GULF BY SAT. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1020 MB IS CENTERED NEAR 30N65W WITH A
RIDGE THROUGH THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. FRESH NE TRADES S OF 22N W
OF 70W WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SE UNITED STATES. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO NEAR JACKSONVILLE BY WED
AFTERNOON...FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY THU...AND
FROM 31N58W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY FRI WITH A PRE-FRONTAL
TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE MONA PASSAGE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILDS N
OF THE AREA SAT AS FRONT STALLS AND BECOMES DIFFUSE ALONG 22N.  

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.