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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
436 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 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 WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF
WATERS BY TONIGHT. 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 THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO
7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.