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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
407 AM EST TUE FEB 12 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...FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF. LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE TUE WILL
MOVE NE ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND PUSH A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE
GULF THROUGH LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO SW GULF WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE SE GULF
THU AND FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SAT
FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES LOCATED NEAR 31N64W IS PRODUCING FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS S OF 25N. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND
WED OVER NW PORTION AHEAD OF A LOW PRES SYSTEM MOVING NE ACROSS
THE SE U.S. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST WED
EVENING THEN WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N68W TO S FLORIDA
THU EVENING. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION SAT
NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS.  

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.