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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
434 PM EST THU DEC 24 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SAT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO EARLY ON MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W AND TO WEAK LOW
PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. MODERATE
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH FEW POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS
QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION
THROUGH SUN...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD MON AND TUE AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLC
EXPOSURES... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...
AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ATLC
EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...
AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...
AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.