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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
951 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 CONTINUES BUILDING ACROSS THE BASIN IN
WAKE OF A FRONT ACROSS CUBA AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE RIDGE
WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND MAINTAIN
FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE SE WATERS
AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT
WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD. 

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 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 31N70W
THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE CENTRAL CUBA COAST NEAR
22N78W. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO
EASTERN CUBA THU...FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI...AND NEARLY
STATIONARY FROM 22N63W TO THE MONA PASSAGE SAT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS THU AFTERNOON
BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS S OF 27N
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 IN THE LATE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N.
.THU...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 27N...N TO NE
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.