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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 PM 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 THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W WILL MOVE SE OF AREA BY
MIDDAY FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE
FAR WESTERN GULF TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN
GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF
WATERS LATE TUE. 

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA
FRI EVENING...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT EVENING...AND
WEAKENS OVER THE SE WATERS LATE SUN INTO MON. GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT N OF 30N LATE TONIGHT. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 25
TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 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...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 25 TO 30 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. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO 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. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.