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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT THU APR 12 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...STRENGTHENING HIGH N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO
STRONG SE FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND FRI...WITH
THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF AREA SAT
THROUGH MON. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...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 FROM 31N68W TO S-CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL
EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY
FRI...THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT SAGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
BAHAMAS THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E OFF THE
CAROLINAS SAT...REACHING NEAR 31N70W LATE SUN...THEN MEANDER
ALONG 31N WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING E AND W ALONG 31N ON MON.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.