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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
922 AM EST THU DEC 29 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 TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL
FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND FRIDAY.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON.  

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE IN
THE MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI EVENING AND FROM
NEAR 23N65W TO SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA ON SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 33N THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF NE FLORIDA
BY MID WEEK. 

.TODAY...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND NW 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.