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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
405 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

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

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SAT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO EARLY ON MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W AND TO WEAK LOW
PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. MODERATE
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH FEW POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS
QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W MON...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO
NW TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 94W...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E OF 87W.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E OF 87W.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 87W.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SW TO W SWELL. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.