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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 AM EST THU DEC 20 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...HIGH PRES CENTER 1021 MB OFF NE FLORIDA MAINTAINS
MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO BREEZE E OF 92W WHILE STRONG COLD FRONT
INFLUENCE FRESH TO STRONG S RETURN FLOW W OF 92W. COLD FRONT
ENTER NW GULF EARLY THU WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED S OF 27N
W OF 94W THROUGH FRI. FRONT REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND SE OF AREA LATE FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS
OVER GULF COAST STATES AND MOVES E OF FLORIDA BY MON. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA MOVE SE AND
WEAKEN BECOMING STATIONARY ALONG 22N BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. 
STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND
EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE FRI...FROM 26N65W
TO EASTERN CUBA LATE SAT...WEAKENS FROM 23N65W TO WINDWARD
PASSAGE LATE SUN AND EXITS AREA MON.  

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW
25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N AND
TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.