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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE E INTO THE
WESTERN ATLC BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
GULF MON THEN STALL AND MOVE N ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE FOLLOWED
BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE WED MORNING...FROM SW
FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING THEN STALL ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF THU MORNING.  

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.