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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 PM EDT TUE APR 16 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THU...
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AND STALL OVER THE SE GULF SAT.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND
FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.