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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1019 MB HIGH AT 28N94W WILL SHIFT SE OVER THE NW
WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN MOVE E TO NEAR TAMPA BAY WED
NIGHT... AND TO E OF THE AREA THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W TO
THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND
DEEPENING LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI
WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. !--NOT SENT--!

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.