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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST WED DEC 24 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 PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO
25N89W TO INLAND MEXICO JUST S OF VERACRUZ. THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD AND REACH FROM NEAR 29N83W TO 25N84W TO
21.5N87W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 26N81W TO 22N85W BY
LATE TONIGHT...AND MOVING E OF THE GULF THU AFTERNOON. GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
EARLY TONIGHT IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT
NIGHT...AND STALLL THROUGH SUN.

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE E OF NORTHERN
FLORIDA AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE OFFSHORE LATE TONIGHT PRECEDED BY A SQUALL LINE...AND
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 30N70W TO 27N75W TO 23N80W THU
NIGHT...THEN MOVES E OF THE BASIN BY SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH RETURN FLOW PREVAILING SAT
NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

.TODAY...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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR W PART N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...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...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. 
.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 10 TO 15 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. 
.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.