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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 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 OFF NE FLORIDA CURRENTLY
DOMINATES THE FLOW PATTERN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF EARLY THU. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE
FRONT OVER WESTERN GULF FROM THU THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE
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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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 25N65W TO 24N70W WILL QUICKLY MOVE
SE AND WEAKEN...BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 22N BEFORE DISSIPATING
THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU
NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE
FRI...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT...AND WEAKENS FROM
23N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN. THE REMAINING TROUGH
MOVES E OF THE AREA MON.  

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO 10 KT N OF
27N. 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 IN THE MORNING.
WINDS NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W WINDS 25 TO
30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT N
OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO
30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT IN NW SWELL.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 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.