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

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE
TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W 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 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 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.