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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
349 PM EST FRI FEB 15 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL RAPIDLY ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 30N83W TO 26N88W TO 18N95W SAT MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE
GULF BY SAT EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE W GULF SUN...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A MUCH
WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE
IT WILL STALL.  

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL
REACH FROM 31N78W TO 27N80W SAT LATE...FROM 31N67W TO 25N70W TO
20N74W SUN MORNING...THEN FROM 22N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA MON
MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
HIGH PRES BUILDS IN ACROSS THE AREA MON THROUGH TUE BEHIND THE
FRONT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE SW
N ATLC WATERS WED MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO N FLORIDA
WED EVENING.   

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST AND 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW
TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.