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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1135 AM EDT MON APR 18 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD S OVER THE
EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN WED NIGHT...
AND BECOME RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF THU BEFORE
SHIFTING E OF THE GULF ON FRI ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND N PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NE GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG ESE FLOW
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
TO MODERATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT
WEAKENS. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WNW OVER WATER EACH NIGHT. THE
TROUGH WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH SURGES OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E
WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 84W INCLUDING 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 84W.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE...
THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 20N55W TO 18N62W BY WED
NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY PASS ACROSS THE NE WATERS
ON WED FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF SURGE OF MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N
WINDS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE BASIN IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONTS...AND WEAKEN THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. LARGE LONG
PERIOD NE SWELL MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST WATERS WILL GRADUALLY
DECAY THROUGH EARLY WED.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N SUBSIDING 
TO 10 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 
27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF
27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL
N OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF
27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT. N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.