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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 PM EDT WED MAR 16 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 BROAD STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING E TO W ACROSS THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND THEN SHIFT E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE N GULF LATE
THU. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 24N96W ON
FRI...MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ON SAT AND PASS ACROSS N FLORIDA ON
SAT NIGHT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE
SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER
THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG 25N THROUGH THU
NIGHT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS PASSING E ACROSS THE WATERS
N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS
THE N FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA
COAST EARLY SUN. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE
FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN NIGHT AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON MON.

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...W TO
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE IN THE NIGHT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.