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FZNT27 KNHC 171536
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 AM EST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA SW TO JUST S
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH
TEXAS COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS GULF THU AND FRI...FOLLOWED BY
STRONG HIGH PRES USHERING STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH
WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 90W.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART
EARLY.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.