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FZNT25 KNHC 070257
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 PM EST THU DEC 6 2012

...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...WEAKENING TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA COAST TO
NEAR 23N85W AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
THROUGH FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO
BY MON EVENING...THEN REACH FROM BIG BEND REGION TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE TUE. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES NEAR 28N66W WILL SHIFT E AND
GRADUALLY COLLAPSE THROUGH FRI AND ALLOW A COLD FRONT TO BRUSH
PAST THE NORTHERN WATERS. A TROUGH ALONG 79W-80W WILL DRIFT W-NW
THROUGH FRI AS IT MOVES INTO FLORIDA AND COASTAL GEORGIA. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NE OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. A NEW COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS TUE.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.