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FZNT25 KNHC 230259
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
959 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 NEAR MOBILE BAY SHIFTS E THROUGH SUN. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF MON THEN STALL AS A
STATIONARY FRONT N OF 28N MON NIGHT AND TUE. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TUE AND WED.
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...COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO HAITI 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. N OF 27N...NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 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.