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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NEAR 24N81W TO 22N88W TO 21N97W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF
LATER THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH
WILL SLIDE E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW FRI...INCREASING
SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING WITH
A REINFORCING FRONT OVER TAKING IT FROM 30N88W TO 25N98W LATER
SUN...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON MORNING AS HIGH PRES RETURNS.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE T0 E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO
4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.