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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
452 PM EDT WED APR 18 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1014 MB AT
30N86W TO 18N92W. THE LOW PRES AND THE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY
DRIFT THROUGH THE NE GULF THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT
ENTER WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM LOW PRES CENTER 1004
MB NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N95W EARLY SAT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE WINDS BUILD SEAS TO 15 FT BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT EXITS
BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH MON BEHIND THE FRONT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.