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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
441 PM EST SAT MAR 9 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL INCREASE AND
SPREAD EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF EARLY MON...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SE OF
THE AREA TUE NIGHT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE MON NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER
THE SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.