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FZNT25 KNHC 181451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT WED APR 18 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...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB AT
30N87W TO 24N91W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N93W. THE LOW PRES AND THE
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT THROUGH THE NE GULF THROUGH THU. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM
LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N95W EARLY SAT.
EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BUILD SEAS TO 15 FT
BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1022 MB CENTERED AT 29N75W WILL KEEP
MODERATE E TO SE BREEZES WITH SEAS 3-5 FT THROUGH SAT. S FLOW
WILL INCREASE N OF THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT PUSHING E THROUGH FLORIDA...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE N OF
THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.