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FZNT27 KNHC 281523
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL
REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY EARLY
TONIGHT...FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY EARLY SAT LATE...AND TO E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT INTO SUN...THEN
SHIFT E TO THE ATLANTIC MON ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO
MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF BY LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL THEN
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.