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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
441 PM EST TUE DEC 24 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...COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM 25N80W TO 21N87W MOVE SE
OF GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 21N W OF 92W DIMINISH
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 87W AND 96W.
HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT WED THEN TROUGH DEVELOPS IN
SOUTHERN GULF LATE WED AND THU AND DRIFTS INTO E GULF FRI AND
SAT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W REACH FROM 31N67W TO
27N74W TO 23N81W LATE TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN AS IT STRETCH FROM
31N55W TO 27N65W TO 21N76W WED. VIGOROUS SURFACE TROUGH MOVED INTO
SE WATERS EARLIER FORCING FRONT N. FRONT REACH FROM 27N65W TO
CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHILE TROUGH LAY ALONG WINDWARD PASSAGE THU. FRONT
MOVES E OF AREA FRI AS TROUGH AMPLIFIES OVER WESTERN WATERS WITH
PUSH OF COLD AIR MOVING INTO NW WATERS LATE FRI AND SAT.

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 KT LATE.
N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.