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FZNT25 KNHC 221449
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
949 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

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

SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA SHIFTS E
THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF MON
THEN STALL AS A STATIONARY FRONT N OF 28N MON NIGHT AND TUE. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL RACE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION
TUE AND WED.  

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL
EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN INTO A
SHEAR LINE ACROSS THE SE WATERS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE
FRONT SHIFTS E ALONG 30N. SE TO S WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUE
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA WED.  

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF
27N...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...NW
TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT
N OF 27N.
.SUN...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 5 TO 10
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.