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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SARASOTA
FLORIDA TO 24N90W...WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE AREA WAKE OF THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES
ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. STRONG HIGH PRES THEN BUILDS
BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT SE ACROSS THE GULF AS A COLD FRONT
LATER ON TUE.

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N78W TO 28N81W. FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS WILL SPREAD E THROUGH
SUN AS THE COLD FRONT QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N72W TO WEST PALM
BEACH BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS IT BEGINS TO WEAKEN. AN AREA OF
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. THE HIGH PRES AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD MON
AND TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE NW
PORTION.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO
W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N
OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.