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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1054 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED IN RESPONSE TO A
DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW GULF WED NIGHT THEN CONTINUE EASTWARD TO SE LOUISIANA THU
MORNING AND NEAR PENSACOLA FL BY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THU AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE FRI. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E 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. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.