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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
534 AM EDT THU APR 19 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 EXTEND FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB AT
30N85W TO 26N85W THEN STATIONARY TO 22N87W. LOW PRES DRIFT NE
AND FRONT DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER
WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB
NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N94W EARLY SAT. EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE WINDS AND SEAS UP TO 14 FT BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT
EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH BY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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