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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
923 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 SE OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. FRESH TO STRONG NE
BREEZE E OF 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 31N71W TO 23N81W REACH FROM 31N58W TO
27N67W EARLY WED THEN WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM 31N52W TO
27N65W LATE 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.