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FZNT25 KNHC 020912
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E THROUGH TUE.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SE GULF
WHILE GENTLE TO MODERATE SE WINDS PREVAIL ELSEWHERE THROUGH TUE.
A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY WED AND WILL
LINGER NEAR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH WED
NIGHT...DISSIPATING THU AS THE RIDGE REBUILDS FROM THE NE. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR 25N65W THROUGH THE
SE BAHAMAS WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT SE AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES
SHIFTS SE OFF OF THE U.S. MID ATLC COAST. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
PRES GRADIENT NW OF THE BOUNDARY TODAY THROUGH TUE...EXPANDING
THE AREA OF FRESH TO STRONG WINDS TO ITS NW. A WEAK COLD FRONT
MAY CLIP THE WATERS N OF 30N LATE WED AND THU.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.