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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 PM EST WED DEC 19 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...1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS OVER NE FLORIDA
CURRENTLY DOMINATES THE FLOW PATTERN. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS
THE NW GULF EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING
THE FRONT OVER THE GULF WATERS W OF 95W FROM THU THROUGH FRI.
FRONT LIES FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING
BEFORE MOVING SE OF AREA. HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF COAST STATES
MOVES E FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND E OF FLORIDA MON. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY
MOVE SE AND WEAKENING...BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 22N BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NE FLORIDA COAST
THU NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE
FRI...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT...AND WEAKENING FROM
23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN. REMAINING TROUGH
MOVES E OF AREA MON.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NE TO E
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF
27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.