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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 AM EST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PREVAILS OVER THE AREA. A COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF BY EARLY FRI. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF
TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS. WINDS TO NEAR GALE
FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FAR WESTERN GULF FRI AND
SAT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.