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FZNT25 KNHC 032118
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 PM 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 ACROSS THE
GULF WILL BECOME MODERATE AND NORTHERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS
IT EMERGES OFF THE LA/TX COASTS TONIGHT AND MOVES QUICKLY FROM
THE NW GULF TO SE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD 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. 

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N64W TO FAR NW BAHAMAS WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THIS EVENING 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. NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE N OF 29N AHEAD OF
THE NEXT FRONT FRI AM INTO FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH
FROM NEAR 31N75W TO PALM BEACH FRI AFTERNOON...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.

...GALE WARNING...

.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
35 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 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
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.