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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 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...MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP
TODAY ACROSS N PORTIONS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...AND
QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE
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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO FAR NW BAHAMAS WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT N
TONIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT ACROSS THE NW PORTION LATE
THU. NEXT FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO VERO BEACH
FRI...AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N63W TO 25N72W
SAT...AND DISSIPATES BY SUN. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA SUN NIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES
BUILDING S OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN.

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. 
.FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 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 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.