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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 AM EST MON DEC 12 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH WED. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BASIN. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN
AND NE GULF WED NIGHT...THEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH THU
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RESULT
IN INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP AGAIN
ACROSS THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA IS SUPPORTING FRESH
TO STRONG TRADES S OF 27N. THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E LATER TODAY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW OFF
NE FLORIDA TO INCREASE...BUT ALLOWING TRADE WINDS TO DIMINISH.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE S OF 30N AND STALL TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N OF
THE AREA LATE TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE
FLORIDA COAST EARLY THU...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA BY
EARLY FRI AND FROM 22N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S LESS THAN
5 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW
5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.