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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 PM EST THU DEC 19 2013

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SE U.S. SHIFT E TO CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE. FRESH TO
STRONG S WINDS DEVELOP OVER W GULF SAT AHEAD OF COLD FRONT
EXPECTED OFF TEXAS COAST LATE SAT REACHING FROM LOUISIANA TO
CENTRAL MEXICO SUN WHERE IT STALLS. REINFORCING NORTHERLY WINDS
PUSH FRONT SE ACROSS GULF ON MON AND TUE.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7
FT LATE.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT LATE.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT
LATE.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.