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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017

...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...THE EASTERN PORTION OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND TO 27N90W THEN STATIONARY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL MOVE
SE TONIGHT AND PASS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON THU NIGHT...
REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON
SAT THEN RACING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT NIGHT.
NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT WITH SMALL
AREAS OF GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. 

.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NW
WATERS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO NW CUBA
EARLY THU...THEN STALL BRIEFLY THU NIGHT...THEN MOVE E AGAIN
LATE FRI REACHING FROM 31N63W TO E CUBA EARLY SAT. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OF THE UNITED STATES COAST SAT MORNING REACHING
FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA LATE SAT NIGHT.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE SAT...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND N 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.