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FZNT25 KNHC 251451
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
951 AM EST TUE DEC 25 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE NW
GULF THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
THEN EXIT THE REGION WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...S TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST WED. SW WINDS ALONG THE
FRONT WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 29N W OF 77W WED. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WED NIGHT FROM
31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU THEN WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN
CUBA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA SAT.  

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 29N...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 29N...S TO SW WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 29N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW
TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.