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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 PM EDT WED MAR 23 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 RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE
MEXICO WITH FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF
WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL RETRACT E TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON THU EVENING...STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN DRIFT NW
ON FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT ON THU INTO THU
NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE NW GULF ON
SUN. GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ON MON
BEHIND THE FRONT.  

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY EXTENDING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT
WILL STALL OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON
SAT. OTHERWISE...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE
FLORIDA AND WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.