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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE STATES SUPPORT MODERATE NE-E
BREEZE E OF 90W WHILE FRESH TO STRONG SE-S RETURN FLOW IS OVER
WATERS W OF 90W DUE TO APPROACH OF NEXT COLD FRONT. S PORTION OF
COLD FRONT REACH SE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY
ALONG 26N BY WED NIGHT. HEALTHY HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT ON
WED ESTABLISHING A STRONG SE-S RETURN W OF 95W LATE WED AND THU
WITH SEAS TO 9 FT.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.