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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1054 AM EDT TUE APR 24 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 1020 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 28N94W WILL MOVE E TO NEAR
TAMPA BAY WED NIGHT AND TO E OF THE AREA THU WITH A RIDGE
EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF
THE RIDGE AND DEEPENING LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN
GULF BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY
FRI WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT 31N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL MOVE
TO THE FAR SE PORTION OF THE AREA WED THEN E OF THE AREA THU.
HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E FROM FLORIDA ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
THE AREA WED AND THU AND TO THE FAR NE PORTION FRI.  

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.