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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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 AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN
AFTERNOON...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY
MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W TO WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WITH 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

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.