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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 PM EDT WED APR 27 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC TO THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF PORTIONS WILL CHANGE LITTLE
THROUGH MON WITH A HIGH CENTER DEVELOPING OVER THE NE GULF FRI. A
TIGHTENING PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO BRING AN INCREASE TO SE WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS BEGINNING THU NIGHT...AND
THROUGH EARLY SAT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH EVENING AND
PROPAGATE W TO NW OVER THE SW GULF FROM THE YUCATAN OVERNIGHT...WITH
PULSING STRONG E TO SE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF THU NIGHT THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT.

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 
4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRI. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC AND NE OVER THE SE PART OF THE AREA WILL DRIFT WESTWARD
THROUGH THU BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL STALL
OVER THE NW WATERS SAT THEN DRIFT W...AND DISSIPATE INLAND SUN.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SE U.S. COAST ON MON.

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 10 TO 15
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 27N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.