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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
516 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER NW ALABAMA WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND TO
ACROSS S CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND WESTWARD FROM THE HIGH
ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF INTO MON...THEN SLIDE
EASTWARD DURING MON AND TUE ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO ENTER
THE FAR NW GULF LATE MON NIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY LATE TUE FOLLOWED BY
STRONG HIGH PRES AND INCREASING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.