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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 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...A RIDGE FROM THE ATLC DOMINATES THE GULF REGION. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON
AND EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE
EVENING... FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
EVENING AND DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE WARNING...

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