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FZNT27 KNHC 151454
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
954 AM EST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL
SLIDE E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO BECOME
SOUTHERLY THROUGHOUT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF
THE TEXAS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR SE
LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO EARLY MON...FROM NEAR TAMPA
SW TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND TO SE OF
AREA LATE TUE. IN ITS WAKE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE E
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND WED WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.