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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
944 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 MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO THE 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
W GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU
MORNING...THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE W 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 2 TO 4 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.