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FZNT27 KNHC 201543
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY MIDDAY
FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR
WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SE FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF
BY MON. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 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 IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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.