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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1001 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
1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN 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 AND EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO BY WED MORNING. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. 

.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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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 2 TO 3 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...COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL 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.  

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
N OF 27N...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 30N. 
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N...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 WINDS
LESS THAN 5 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.