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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 AM EST SAT DEC 10 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 PRESSURE N OF THE BASIN WILL DOMINATE
THE REGION THIS WEEKEND AS IT SLIDES EAST AND WEAKENS INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW WATERS WILL DIMINISH
BY THIS EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NORTHERN GULF
WED. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO
5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TO THE FL STRAITS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH
SUN WHILE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES E...TO THE N OF THE
REGION. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SUPPORT AN EXPANDING AREA OF
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE WATERS S OF 28N...AND
W OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS MON THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. INCREASING TRADES AND BUILDING SEAS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SE
WATERS MON THROUGH WED.

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.