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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1031 AM EST MON DEC 17 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...A COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA SW TO JUST S
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT REACH TEXAS
COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS GULF THU AND FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
HIGH PRES USHERING STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EASTWARD
THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
TONIGHT... AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE
AFTERNOON. THE COLD WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SE
WATERS WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY ON WED...AND DISSIPATES JUST
SE OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS N OF 28N TUE
AND WED. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THU AND FRI AS YET ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU...AND QUICKLY
REACHES FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE FRI. STRONG NW
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT.  

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING
W 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4
TO 6 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N SHIFTING E OF
AREA AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.