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FZNT27 KNHC 182120
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 PM EST TUE DEC 18 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 TAMPA BAY TO 25N92W WILL QUICKLY
MOVE E OF AREA. NEW COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF EARLY THU
MORNING...WITH GALE CONDITIONS BEHIND THE FRONT MOVING S ALONG
THE MEXICAN COAST INTO EARLY FRI. FRONT LIES FROM SW FLORIDA TO
THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING BEFORE MOVING SE OF AREA. HIGH
PRES OVER THE GULF COAST STATES MOVES E FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.