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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 PM EDT THU OCT 17 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 COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR
TAMPICO MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SE AND BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY FRI. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY FLOW FROM
BUILDING HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO BRIEFLY PUSH S AGAIN
FRI NIGHT AND SAT...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF. OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION...THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI EVENING INTO SAT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT IN THE THE FAR NW PORTION
THROUGH MON. 

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK PRES PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH BROAD TROUGHING
ACROSS THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS AND
SLIGHT SEAS THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
THE FAR NW PORTION SAT...THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY
ACROSS THE NW PORTION INTO MON...WHILE A WEAK TROUGH LINGERS
ACROSS THE SW WATERS AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS.

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 5 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.