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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1047 PM EDT THU OCT 18 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BED AREA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY
FRI...FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY SAT...THEN DISSIPATING
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST BY EARLY
SUN. THE INTERACTION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT AND
LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING INCREASING RETURN
FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS FROM LATE SAT TO EARLY TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.