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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 AM EST TUE JAN 17 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...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO
SE WINDS. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG E TO SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT
NIGHT OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS
FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE GULF DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND
BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ZONES...INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE
THROUGH  EARLY WED MORNING. OTHERWISE...GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS
WILL  DOMINATE THE REMAINDER AREA THROUGH LATE WED. A COLD FRONT
WILL  MOVE ACROSS THE N WATERS WED NIGHT INTO THU ACCOMPANIED BY
STRONG  TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 5 TO
10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF
27N. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN
THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT
N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.