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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
436 PM 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA SHIFTS E
THROUGH SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE REGION TUE AND WED FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW WINDS. GENTLE TO MODERATE
BREEZES WILL PREVAIL BY LATE THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE
REGION.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD
PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN INTO A SHEAR LINE N OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS
SUN AND SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHIFTS E ALONG 30N. SE
TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
EXPECTED MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TUE...REACH FROM
31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE WED...AND FROM 31N65W
TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.