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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
957 AM EST WED DEC 16 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 STRONG COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND
FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 30N92W TO TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING
THEN FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO THU MORNING THEN
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N93W FRI MORNING
PUSHING SE OF THE BASIN FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN...EXCEPT GALE FORCE
OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE
FROM THE S MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRI NIGHT TO OVER THE CAROLINAS
THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR RETURN FLOW BY SUN.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS E OF FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 31N WILL LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NW PORTION BY FRI MORNING EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA FRI EVENING THEN FROM 31N68W TO N CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING
THEN FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3
FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW 20 TO 25 KT W
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF FRONT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF
FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 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.