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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 PM EDT WED APR 17 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 EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL GULF
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS
PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY FRI...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...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 5 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.