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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
940 PM 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 FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN WATERS EARLY SAT. ON SAT
NIGHT THE TAIL OF THE FRONT WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE SE GULF AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SUN WHEN IT WILL START DISSIPATING.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SW BASIN THROUGH
EARLY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF EASTERN GULF
THROUGH EARLY MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. 

.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 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA CONTINUES TO
RETREAT EASTWARD TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS.
THE FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUN...THEN TAIL BECOMES STATIONARY OVER THE BAHAMAS BEFORE
DISSIPATING MONDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 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 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N TO 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 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 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. 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.