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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 PM EDT SAT MAR 16 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE REGION
THROUGH MON. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER
TUE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL TUE NIGHT THEN LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT WED. 

.TONIGHT...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.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE BASIN WITH A RIDGE
ALONG 27N SLOWLY LIFTING TO 31N TUE. S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE
OVER NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION TUE NIGHT AND WED. 

.TONIGHT...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. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.