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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
504 PM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES HAS SHIFTED E TO JUST NE OF THE N BAHAMAS
THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF
THE GULF BASIN...WHICH WILL INCREASE THROUGH SAT. REMNANTS OF
OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE LIFTED N ACROSS THE SE AND E CENTRAL
GULF AND WILL YIELD ACTIVE WEATHER NE PORTIONS THROUGH SAT. NEXT
COLD FRONT WILL REACH NW GULF COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL MEXICAN COAST SUN AFTERNOON THEN
REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.