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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 PM 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...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AS HIGH PRES OVER THE
EAST-CENTRAL GULF SLIDES E OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO MON...FROM TAMPA TO 25N88W TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA WED. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF THU. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SLOW-MOVING FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL
DISSIPATE SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S.
AND NE FLORIDA COAST MON NIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO THE
BAHAMAS TUE...AND OVER THE SE WATERS WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WITH FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS
EXPECTED N OF THE BAHAMAS NEAR THE FRONT TUE AND WED. ANOTHER
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.