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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WILL PERSIST IN
THE E GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO TEXAS
COAST TUE...STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS WED INTO THU
RESULTS IN INCREASING N TO NE WINDS. HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF AREA
WITH MODERATE E TO SE RETURN FLOW FRI AND FRESH SE TO S WINDS
SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.