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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
506 PM EST WED JAN 18 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 THU
SUPPORTING MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS. A COLD FRONT
ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT
INTO THU...DISSIPATING OVER THE NE WATERS BY FRI. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE
WEEKEND BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A NARROW E TO W RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 26-27N THIS 
AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
 FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND MOVES E-SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 
LATE FRI. STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD 
OF THE FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT. FRESH TO 
STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN NW SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
 FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN ZONES ON FRI...REACHING THE
 SE WATERS ON SAT WHILE WEAKENING.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NW TO N 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF
27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...NE WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...S 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO
7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND 8 TO
13 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N.