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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
914 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EAST AND REACH FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT...THEN
SHIFT SE OF THE GULF BY THU. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
AFFECT THE WESTERN WATERS W OF 94W BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT
THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT
WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO
SUN NIGHT. 

.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. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

.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 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.