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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
422 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM JUST S OF TAMPA BAY TO THE E
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA LATER TODAY. WINDS TO GALE
FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THIS
MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS
WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.