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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 PM 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...QUICKLY WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NW CUBA
AND MEANDERS W TO NEAR 23.5N93W. FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
ACROSS W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E THROUGH FRI TO PRODUCE RETURN FLOW
ACROSS MUCH OF BASIN FRI AND SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF
CAMPECHE SUN THEN PUSH SE OF THE GULF MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.