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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 AM EST THU FEB 18 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...RIDGING ANCHORED ACROSS THE SE U.S. EXTENDS ACROSS
THE BASIN AND WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS W OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF WATERS S OF 27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W THROUGH THE TURKS
AND CAICOS ISLANDS TO EASTERN CUBA NEAR 21N75W. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE EASTWARD AND EXTEND FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA NEAR 20N70W
FRI...AND FROM 22N59W TO PUERTO RICO NEAR 28N66W SAT. FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH SAT MORNING DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A
REINFORCING COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...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 S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. 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 S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. 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 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO
7 FT.