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FZNT25 KNHC 030945
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
445 AM EST THU MAR 3 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...A WEAK FRONT ALONG 26N E OF 90W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
THIS MORNING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
TONIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED
BY HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF
BY MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA AND
LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT OR LESS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W WILL WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR 29N65W TO 26N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THIS
EVENING...AND TO N OF AREA WITH SOUTHERN TIP AT 31N59W BY EARLY
FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST THU
NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE SECOND
FRONT ACROSS THE NW PORTION. THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
31N77W TO VERO BEACH FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR
31N63W TO 25N72W SAT...AND DISSIPATE BY SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SUN NIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH
PRES THAT BUILDS S OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN.

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N. 
.FRI...W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED
NE AND NW SWELL N OF 27N.
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.SUN...S OF 27N...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF
27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT. N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.