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FZNT27 KNHC 200957
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
457 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER 1021 MB OFF NE FLORIDA MAINTAINS
MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO BREEZE E OF 92W WHILE STRONG COLD FRONT
INFLUENCE FRESH TO STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 92W. COLD FRONT
ENTER NW GULF EARLY THU WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 27N
W OF 94W THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER GULF COAST STATES AND MOVES E OF FLORIDA BY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6
FT LATE.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.