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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 AM EST FRI DEC 18 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL EXIT THE SE GULF SAT
MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE TODAY OVER
THE SW WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE. 

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
THE RIDGE WILL RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY ENABLING A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS AND E OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE.

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO
20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.