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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1054 AM EDT THU OCT 24 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N93W WILL LINGER
THROUGH EARLY FRI...DRIFTING S AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH
SAT. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DOMINATE ACROSS
THE GULF THROUGH SAT...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY SUN INTO MON.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA BY FRI. THE FRONT WILL DRIFT TO THE SE AND
BECOME DIFFUSE THIS WEEKEND AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS NW OF
THE AREA.

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
VARIABLE 5 T0 10 KT SE OF FRONT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.