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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT MON APR 23 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 DRY COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL
QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER MUCH
OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTION THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASING SE
FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION BEGINNING ON TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE
DEVELOPS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS COAST. 

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA
WILL REACH A POSITION FROM NEAR 31N68W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
EARLY TONIGHT...FROM NEAR 26N65W TO HAITI BY EARLY TUE
EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OVER THE SE WATERS
LATE WED AND THU AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE BACK W INTO FRI. A DRY
COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH
WED. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS WED AND THU...AND TO THE FAR NE PORTION FRI. NE TO E
WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION BEGINNING LATE WED AND
INTO FRI.  

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.