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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1013 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...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...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF COASTAL WATERS TODAY...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TODAY...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18N94W WED
...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED ...PUSHING SE OF
THE GULF BY THU . GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND
THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW
GULF BY SAT NIGHT.  

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND WED AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WED NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT QUICKLY REACHES FROM 31N70W TO THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY THU ...THEN FROM 30N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS FRI ...SLOWLY SINKING S AND DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT.
FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO
4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.