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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT FRI APR 20 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 WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DROPS
SE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI NIGHT. THE LOW PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF TO S OF LOUISIANA BY EARLY SAT WITH THE FRONT
EXTENDING TO TAMPICO MEXICO...AND REACH FROM THE BIG BEND AREA
OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BY EARLY SUN. THE LOW PRES WILL TRACK
NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO SE OF
THE AREA BY LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FOR ALL
BUT THE FAR SE GULF MON AND TUE. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1018 MB CENTERED AT 30N72W WILL MAINTAIN
LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. S
WINDS INCREASE N OF 27N SAT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND NE FLORIDA COASTS SUN LATE
SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N78W TO W
CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N75W TO EASTERN CUBA BY
EARLY MON...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N68W TO
NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE TUE.  

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.