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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 PM EST FRI DEC 21 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...WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS
1033 MB HIGH PRES OVER S TEXAS BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. 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...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 31N63W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SAT MORNING AND ACROSS THE
SE WATERS SUN MORNING BEFORE STALLING AND BECOMING DIFFUSE.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BETWEEN N
FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. LARGE NW SWELL WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA SAT THROUGH MON.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.