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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1049 PM 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
30N85W TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. 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 12 FT BEHIND FRONT
BEFORE IT EXITS THE BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MON BEHIND THE FRONT.

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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.   

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.