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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 PM EST TUE DEC 15 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...A WEAK FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE N
CENTRAL GULF WILL LIFT N TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST OF TEXAS WED MORNING. THE FRONT
WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU
MORNING...THEN FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN
PENINSULA FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE BASIN FRI
NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND IT THROUGH SAT. WINDS AND
SEAS DIMINISH BY LATE SUN AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS INTO THE
CAROLINAS.

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG ROUGHLY
30N TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA EARLY WED...LEAVING
WEAK HIGH PRES IN PLACE NE OF THE BAHAMAS. THE HIGH PRES WILL
WEAKEN AND SHIFT EAST THU AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF
THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST
AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AND FROM 28N65W
TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT N OF 29N WITH FRESH TO
NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT.

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