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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
501 PM 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 EASTERN GULF WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE
SUN. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL PRECEDE BOTH FRONTS 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. 

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO 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...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WATERS W OF 75W
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT 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.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.