NAVTEX Marine Forecast (New Orleans, LA)

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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT INTO
THE W ATLANTIC WATERS MON. SE RETURN FLOW HAS SET UP OVER THE W
GULF AND WILL SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TUE THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER
NORTHERN GULF WATERS WED. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS EARLY WED...THEN WILL SHIFT N AS A WARM FRONT
WED NIGHT AND THU. THE WARM FRONT WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA THU
NIGHT AS A THIRD COLD FRONT SHIFTS INTO THE NW GULF WATERS THU
NIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO N MEXICO
FRI EVENING.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.