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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1055 AM EDT TUE APR 2 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 SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED IN RESPONSE TO A
DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF WED NIGHT THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD TO SE LOUISIANA THU
MORNING AND NEAR PENSACOLA FL BY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THU AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION SAT. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE CENTRAL ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS
THE EASTERN PART OF THE REGION. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW
WATERS WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS N WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT WHILE A
SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS FURTHER SOUTH TO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS. THE
TROUGH WILL TRIGGER WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED TSTMS MAINLY
E OF 75W THROUGH TONIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 20N72W WED
WHERE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU THEN DISSIPATE
BY FRI. A LOW PRES SYSTEM EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO WED NIGHT AND THU WILL CAUSE SE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS N
WATERS THU AND FRI...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 8-12 ACROSS THE NW
WATERS BY FRI.

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.