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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 AM EST FRI MAR 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN
NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING...AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAINLY S OF 26N...THEN
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO
DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
PORTIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS A
LARGE AND STRONG LOW PRES N OF THE AREA DROPS S. THE PRES
GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN A
BRIEF INSTANCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS N OF ABOUT 29N EARLY TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS THEN SHIFT TO E OF 70W LATE TONIGHT...TO THE FAR NE
WATER EARLY SAT NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA. THE HIGH
PRES OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS SLIDES TO THE EASTERN
PORTION ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE
MON NIGHT INTO TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N
OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
9 TO 14 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 77W...
AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 77W.