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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 AM EST SAT DEC 22 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 1030 MB HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS BUILDS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. SLY RETURN FLOW
WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHC BY WED MORNING.
STRONG NLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH 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 FROM 31N68W 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...

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH 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.