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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1026 PM EDT FRI MAR 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...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE NE GULF NEAR 28N84W WILL
MOVE EWD ACROSS THE SW N ATLC THIS WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS SAT THROUGH MON AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF MON NIGHT...
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR THE TEXAS/MEXICO
BORDER TUE. THEN...THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO LIFT BACK TO THE N AS
A WARM FRONT BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. INCREASING WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING OVER THE SE WATERS WILL STALL
OVER THE SAME AREA THIS WEEKEND AND DISSIPATE MON. OTHERWISE HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD IN WITH A RIDGE SETTLING ALONG 27N...SLOWLY
LIFTING TO 31N BY TUE. EXPECT INCREASING S TO SW WINDS OVER THE
NW WATERS MON NIGHT INTO TUE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW PORTION LATE TUE.

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.