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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
443 AM EST MON FEB 29 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 PRES IN THE NE GULF WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. MODERATE RETURN FLOW IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS EARLY ON WED...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT QUICKLY MOVES E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF
THE BASIN BY FRI NIGHT. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO NW HAITI WILL
DISSIPATE TODAY. 1025 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED AT 30N74W WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD TO NEAR 30N64W BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND TO NE OF BASIN
TUE NIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE IN THE FAR NW PORTION 
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
MOVE OFF THE SE U.S COAST AND OVER THE NW WATERS EARLY ON WED
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO SE FLORIDA
WED NIGHT...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N67W TO
25N72W...AND TO EASTERN CUBA EARLY ON THU. THE FRONT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY...AND WEAKEN FURTHER FROM NEAR 28N65W TO 25N71W TO
WINDWARD PASSAGE BY FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
SLIDE EASTWARD ALONG 31N...AND TO E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE NW PORTION PRECEDED BY FRESH
S TO SW WINDS.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW WINDS
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT 
N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N...
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W S TO SW WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.WED...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8
FT N OF 30N E OF 78W.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO
10 KT SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...
AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 5 TO 10
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL
N OF 27N.