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FZNT27 KNHC 242106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF TEXAS WILL CLIP THE NW
GULF THEN STALL AND MOVE N AS WARM FRONT THIS EVENING. STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NW GULF LATE TUE AND EXTEND FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT AND FROM SW
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WED NIGHT THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE
ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.