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FZNT25 KNHC 010906
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 AM EST WED MAR 1 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 DOMINATES THE GULF WATERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL
RETRACT E TODAY ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW GULF. THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO
MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...AND FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT THEN STALLS AND
WASHES OUT ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF TOWARD THE WEEKEND.
STRONG THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEST-
CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THE FRONT ON THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE DOMINATES THE FORECAST AREA. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SHIFT SE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO
ENTER  THE NW WATERS EARLY ON THU. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM
NEAR  BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...REACHING FROM
30N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA BY FRIDAY
NIGHT...AND  FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA ON SATURDAY WHILE
WEAKENING. STRONG  WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONT.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT
N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...
AND 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.