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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
533 AM EDT THU APR 19 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 EXTEND FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB AT
30N85W TO 26N85W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N87W. LOW PRES DRIFT NE
AND FRONT DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER
WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB
NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N94W EARLY SAT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT
EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH BY MON. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT
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...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1019 MB AT 29N74W KEEP LIGHT TO 
MODERATE BREEZE AND SEAS 3-5 FT ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN THROUGH  FRI
NIGHT. S FLOW INCREASE N OF 27N SAT AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT
PUSHING E THROUGH FLORIDA...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE  W OF 72W
SUN AND MON.   

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.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 TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.