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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 AM EDT WED MAR 13 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE
GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WATERS.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY THIS
WEEKEND. 

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...LARGE NE SWELLS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN
E OF THE BAHAMAS WHILE SUBSIDING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A
COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO WESTERN CUBA LATE
TODAY...FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE THU...FROM
23N65W TO HAITI FRI BEFORE STALLING ALONG 22N SAT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.