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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1000 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE NW
GULF THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
THEN EXIT THE REGION WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 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

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO
7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.