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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 PM EST THU NOV 21 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE
TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT...REACHING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N96W TO 19N95W BY SAT NIGHT...
THEN STALL ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N96W BY SUN
NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. WEAK LOW
PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY MON BRINGING A SECOND SURGE
OF NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.