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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 AM EST THU FEB 28 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS ACROSS YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH TONIGHT. COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL MEXICO WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO
BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF REGION FRI. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD SOUTHWARD BEHIND FRONT...WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF 94W
EARLY FRI SPREADING EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SUN...AND SEAS BUILDING TO 10-12 FT BY LATE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH MON AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS INTO EASTERN GULF.

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM 31N67W ACROSS NORTHERN
BAHAMAS TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SURGES OF PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR
FRI THROUGH SUN WILL REINFORCE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND. STRONG TO NEAR GALE W TO NW WINDS AND SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN SUN NIGHT AND MON.

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.