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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH
MON. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL WATERS LATE
MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO CORPUS CHRISTI
TEXAS TUE MORNING...THEN STALLING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS
MEXICO BORDER LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT WED AND THU. A NEW COLD FRONT MAY IMPACT THE GULF AT THE
END OF THE WEEK.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BECOMING 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.