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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

...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 COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF BY THU
NIGHT...ALLOWING FRESH NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND
ADJACENT WATERS THU INTO FRI...BEFORE DIMINISHING SAT AND SUN.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS....A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE ATLANTIC
TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC
WATERS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ALONG WITH A LONG PERIOD
SWELL. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD THURSDAY AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY SLIDES THROUGH S FLORIDA THROUGH LATE THU. WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT RESULTING IN
BUILDING SEAS FROM THURSDAY NIGHT ONWARD.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.