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FZNT27 KNHC 172133
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
433 PM 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 LOUISIANA SW TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE THEN EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
TEXAS COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. STRONG
HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.