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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM 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 NE
MEXICO IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL AND SW GULF. A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR
WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDS FROM A 1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS
CHRISTI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
DRIFT E ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING...REACHING
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI
MORNING...THEN STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL
YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO 22N89W SUN NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

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 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. 

.TONIGHT...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. 
.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 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.