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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 AM EST MON DEC 10 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WILL
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY
TUE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF GALES IS EXPECTED W OF FRONT OFF THE
MEXICAN COAST THIS EVENING. THE E PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE
TO JUST N OF TAMPA BAY WED WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION REMAINS
STALLED BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE W GULF THU. THE E PORTION
OF THE FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND BECOMES
DIFFUSE LATE THU INTO FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.