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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
456 AM EDT TUE OCT 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...A TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE
THROUGH TODAY. A NW TO SE ORIENTED SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP
INTERMITTENTLY ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY THU. A NE
TO SW ORIENTED RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND RETRACT E AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT
WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA
ON FRI NIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY SAT
NIGHT. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE LOW PRES NEAR 22.5N70W 1005 MB WILL MOVE NE
THROUGH EARLY WED...THEN WILL MOVE NW THU BEFORE EXITING OFF TO
THE E-NE INTO THE WEEKEND. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
OCCUR MAINLY ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO DEVELOP INTO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
LARGE NE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY THE END OF WEEK. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BASIN THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.