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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
334 AM EST WED FEB 17 2016

...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 PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND A FRONT
EXITING THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF EARLY FRI...INCREASING NE WINDS AND SEAS OVER SE WATERS AND
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE REGION FROM 31N72W
THROUGH THE BAHAMAS TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE FRONT WILL
PUSH EASTWARD TO EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA THU...FROM
28N60W TO HISPANIOLA FRI...AND NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 22N60W TO
THE MONA PASSAGE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THU AFTERNOON BEHIND OF A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS S OF 23N FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SUN MORNING.

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW TO
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 6
TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6
TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6
TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N
OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6
FT N OF 27N.