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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 PM EST TUE DEC 31 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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO 24N90W THEN SW INTO LOW PRESSURE AT 20N92W. THE LOW
WILL LIFT NE ON WED REACHING N FLORIDA ON THU. THE LOW WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU WITH THE FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS FRI MORNING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W ACROSS THE NW
BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM
28N65W TO NW CUBA LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY
THU AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA ON FRI...THEN STALL
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE WATERS ON SAT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. 
.WED...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SW WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.