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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1031 AM EST FRI MAR 4 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO
JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY W PORTIONS WHILE MOVING S ELSEWHERE...AND
DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO EXTREME S TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SAT
THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE FLOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE W GULF SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE E GULF ON
MON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE MON NIGHT
AND TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND
LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. 

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTHERN
WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS NW
WATERS...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF NEAR GALE TO GALE SW WINDS N OF
29N THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N68W
THROUGH THE N BAHAMAS TO NEAR MIAMI THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN AS
IT REACHES FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT EVENING
BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN
NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS N CENTRAL AND NE
WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING S
OVER THE ENTIRE BASIN.

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...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 S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.