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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EDT WED APR 11 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 OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS A
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF TODAY AND THU. THE
FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY
LATE THU. STRONGER HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF FRONT
ALLOWING FOR FRESH TO STRONG SE FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF THU AND FRI...SPREADING E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
SAT AND SUN. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST WILL SHIFT
SE AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE TODAY...AND
FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA EARLY THU. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL MODIFY RAPIDLY AS IT SHIFTS SOUTH...WITH THE
EXTENDING FROM 31N62W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU
BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE FROM 22N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE FRI.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT
AND SAT WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING E TO W ALONG 31N BY LATE SUN.  

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