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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
452 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING MAINLY NORTH TO SOUTH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO MERIDA IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD EXITING THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. COMPLEX
AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1008 LOW
CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS WESTERN CUBA. ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING
BEFORE WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS
THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.