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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
524 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE
FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND
STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO S CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN DISSIPATE
SUN. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS PREVAIL LATE SUN AND
MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. 
.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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.