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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
340 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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 SQUALL LINE IN THE NE AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY
A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL
GREATLY IMPROVE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT.  

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE
AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SW SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W TO NW SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT WILL DROP S THROUGH THE
WATERS S OF 22N E OF 70W THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL LINGER
OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E THIS
WEEKEND AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...AND REACH FROM 31N71W TO SE BAHAMAS BY MON
 EVENING...THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE EVENING.
 THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE
WINDS BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 10 TO 15 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.