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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN
PENINSULA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E AND SE AND WEAKEN FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED AND DISSIPATE THU.
WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THU AND FRI. 

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT IN N TO ALONG
31N. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER THE SE U.S. WILL INCREASE
SOUTHERLY WINDS W OF 75W TODAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
ENTERS THE FAR NW PORTION TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRES
REMAINS ALONG 31N THROUGH FRI.  

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.