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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EDT THU OCT 20 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 COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL RACE E...
REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE SW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...THEN
PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ STARTING FRI...REACHING MINIMAL GALE
FORCE FRI AFTERNOON AND FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND PREVAIL THROUGH TUE NIGHT. 

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD 1002 MB LOW PRES NEAR 27N73W WILL MOVE N
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY EXITING OFF TO THE N-NE EARLY IN THE WEEKEND.
THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
OCCUR MAINLY ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW TONIGHT AND SE SIDE OF
THE LOW ON FRIDAY. LARGE NE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BY THE
END OF WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE BASIN THIS
WEEKEND... STALLING FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF
27N. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.