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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 AM EDT MON AUG 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...AN E TO W SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF
WATERS WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT INLAND
OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES WILL ATTEMPT TO SHIFT
SE INTO THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEK...DISSIPATING BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS WILL MOVE EASTWARD N OF 28N
THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE...THEN WILL LIFT NORTHWARD WED
THROUGH FRI AS A TROPICAL WAVE AND AREA OF LOW PRES APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE SE.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.