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FZNT27 KNHC 010318
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM EST MON DEC 31 2012

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED BETWEEN BERMUDA AND THE SE U.S.
COAST WILL SHIFT SLOWLY E-SE AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE MORNING AND REACH FROM
PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY TUE EVENING...THEN STALL
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 25N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF
CAMPECHE THROUGH THU...AND MOVE INTO FAR SE PORTIONS LATE FRI
THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

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

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.