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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
906 PM EST FRI DEC 25 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON
EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN
GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON
AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY
WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF BY WED
NIGHT. 

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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
MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES AND STALLS JUST NW OF THE 
AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED. 

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N.
.SAT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT IN THE LATE IN THE MORNING...AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.