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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1019 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL RACE E OF
AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. THE
LOW WILL ALSO TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE
SUN. STRONG TSTMS WILL PRECEDE BOTH FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E
THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE
AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY WED NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF S
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST OF S CENTRAL LOUISIANA N
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. ELSEWHERE
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
LOUISIANA...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM FROM COAST OF SE LOUISIANA N WINDS 25 TO
30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15
TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.