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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1000 PM EST MON DEC 26 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...FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW THROUGH THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING N OF THE AREA SLIDES EASTWARD.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
OVER THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI...AND TO SE
OF THE AREA BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN
GULF.

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 84W
INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10
FT E OF 84W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 84W INCLUDING
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH THU NIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST ON THU
NIGHT...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING AND FROM
NEAR 24N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE AND EASTERN CUBA ON SAT. STRONG
HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH
SAT.

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND E 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.