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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 PM 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON
EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN
GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON
AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY
WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF BY WED
NIGHT. 

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST UNTIL 1 PM EST SAT...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES
1 NM OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST LATE.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
LATE UNTIL 1 PM EST.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SHIFTING
TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT
W OF 94W.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST UNTIL 1 PM EST SAT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE
IN THE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES
1 NM OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST LATE.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
WITH VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS AT TIMES WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
UNTIL 1 PM EST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.