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FZNT25 KNHC 201541
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY MIDDAY
FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR
WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SE FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF
BY MON. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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...A TRAILING END OF A COLD FRONT ALONG 21N WILL
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT 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
REMNANT TROUGH MOVES E OF THE AREA MON.  

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY 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 IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N
OF 27N...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.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.