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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 PM EST WED JAN 2 2013

...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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH
THU. A REINFORCING NORTHERLY SURGE WILL MOVE THE FRONT TO THE
FAR S GULF ON FRI WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE
SW GULF W OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER REINFORCING N SURGE
WILL SPREAD S ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN WITH MINIMAL
GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE SW GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MON MORNING. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO NORTHERN FLORIDA WILL
SHIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA
THU NIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT...THEN
STALL FROM 26N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT AND
DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE
U.S. COAST ON SUN NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTHERN
FLORIDA MON NIGHT.  

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...SW TO W
WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.