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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 PM 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 LOUISIANA SW TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE THEN EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT
WILL MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST
THU THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF.

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO 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. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST
TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA TUE...THEN
WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER SE WATERS WED. FRESH TO STRONG
NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
BEHIND THE FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST LATE THU WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N71W TO WESTERN
CUBA FRI AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT.  

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 5 TO 10 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.