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FZNT27 KNHC 211541
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 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 THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH THE FAR SE GULF.
WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS 1033 MB HIGH
PRES OVER S TEXAS BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.