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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SLOW AND DRIFT SE THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND RACE
ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS THU...MOVING SE OF THE AREA ON THU
NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BY
SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.