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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EST WED MAR 9 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 VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES
OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND
NORTHERN MEXICO IS MAINTAINING NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TONIGHT TO 24N96W TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W
THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E...REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGH...AND DISSIPATE FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER N WATERS WILL DOMINATE THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT. STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES
WILL WEAKEN FRI AND SHIFT W BEFORE BUILDING EASTWARD AGAIN OVER
THE WEEKEND BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
CENTRAL ATLC. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF
27N.