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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 AM EDT SAT APR 21 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...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL RACE E OF
AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. THE
LOW WILL ALSO TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE
SUN. STRONG TSTMS WILL PRECEDE BOTH FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E
THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE
AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY WED NIGHT. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WATERS W OF 75W
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING LOW PRES
SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST SUN MORNING
AS THE LOW TRACKS NE ALONG THE COAST AND CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA
AROUND SUNRISE MON...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N67W TO
HISPANIOLA AROUND SUNRISE TUE AND FROM 23N65W TO THE MONA
PASSAGE AROUND WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT W WED NIGHT
INTO THU OVER THE FAR SE WATERS AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E TO W ALONG
28N.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.