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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
349 PM EST FRI FEB 15 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL RAPIDLY ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 30N83W TO 26N88W TO 18N95W SAT MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE
GULF BY SAT EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE W GULF SUN...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A MUCH
WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE MORNING.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE
IT WILL STALL.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.