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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1000 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS
1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS WILL
RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO BY WED MORNING. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.