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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
419 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO
DEVELOPING 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27.5N 87.5W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
WILL STALL...MERGING WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE NEW FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM 30N87W TO 28N92W TO 27N98W JUST AFTER SUNRISE...
THEN FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 21N97W LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING
DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF JUST PRIOR TO ITS EXIT BY EARLY THU. HIGH
PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N THU MOVING E INTO FRI WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW GRADUALLY INCREASING THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL IMPACT THE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND
REINFORCING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONTS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.