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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
951 AM EST SAT DEC 15 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL
SLIDE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR SE
LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO EARLY MON...FROM NEAR TAMPA
SW TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND TO SE OF
AREA LATE TUE. IN ITS WAKE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE E
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND WED WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT MOVING SLOWLY SE FROM 26N65W TO
THE SE BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE JUST E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH
PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN WATERS MON
NIGHT...AND TO E OF THE AREA TUE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STRONGER
COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. AND NE FLORIDA COAST MON
NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO
WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY TUE EVENING...AND TO OVER THE FAR SE
WATERS BY LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND
THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS EXPECTED N OF THE
BAHAMAS AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT TUE AND WED.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT
5 TO 7 FT W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.