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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
25N85W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A 1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS
OFF NE FLORIDA. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE BREEZE THROUGHOUT ENTIRE
BASIN EXCEPT FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AHEAD OF A MUCH
STRONGER SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE EARLY THU.
STRONG N WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED
FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WATERS W OF 95W THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W THU...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N W OF 95W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.