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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 PM EDT MON APR 16 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 WILL WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND
EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NE MEXICO ON TUE...EXTEND
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL WATERS WED AND MOVE E
OF AREA THU. REMNANTS OF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER N FLORIDA THU
NIGHT AND FRI AS AN E TO W RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS. 

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES CENTER AT 31N71W HAS A RIDGE E AND
W ALONG 31N. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO PASS
THROUGH THE NE WATERS ON TUE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS THU. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM
BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRI AND SAT.  

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.