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FZNT27 KNHC 240301
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1001 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE E INTO THE
WESTERN ATLC BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS MON THEN STALL AND MOVE N ALONG THE NORTH GULF
STATES. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF REGION LATE
TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE EVENING...FROM SW FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED EVENING THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF BY THU. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.