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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1134 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
LOWER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING.
COMPLEX AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM
1008 LOW CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS W END OF CUBA. ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE WEAKENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE FRI
NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS
DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS WEAK PRES SETTLES
IN THE OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE N
WATERS AND COMPLEX ELONGATED LOW PRES EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO SE TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WATERS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY
NE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING...AND
OVER THE NW AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROUGH
THROUGH SUN. LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH TUE.

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 25 TO
30 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND E 25 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.