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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA W TO THE SE
U.S. AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS THE
NEXT COLD FRONT REACHES THE COAST OF TEXAS. EXPECT FRESH TO
STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE THIS
EVENING AND REACH FROM NEW ORLEANS TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU...FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN STALL
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF SAT...DRIFTING BACK TOWARDS
THE N GULF ON SUN. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

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