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FZNT25 KNHC 132053
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
353 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015

...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...FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS IN THE W GULF CONTINUE
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N93W TO 25N97W.
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND FRESH N WINDS ARE ALONG AND W OF THE
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE WITH SHOWERS AND WILL REACH
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO VERA CRUZ LATE
TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO NW GULF WED...THEN EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO
VERACRUZ WED NIGHT...AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY
OF CAMPECHE THU. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONGER
HIGH PRES WITH FRESH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND BUILDING
SEAS. STRONG N WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW GULF ON FRI. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SFC TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE
NW THEN N JUST OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA E COAST TONIGHT INTO MON. A
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED JUST N OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO
FRESH E WINDS ACROSS THE N BAHAMAS AND SURROUNDING WATERS THIS
EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT N OF THE BAHAMAS AND JUST
OFFSHORE THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON...AND THEN TO
THE N OF THIS PORTION OF THE BASIN EARLY MON NIGHT. A WEAKENING
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT AND WILL STALL
OUT NEAR THE FL/GA COASTS. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETREAT NORTH AS
A WARM FRONT TUE NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
WATERS FRI.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.