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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 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 COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THIS 
AFTERNOON...THEN REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR TAMPICO 
MEXICO EARLY THU MORNING...THEN FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE S OF THE GULF ON FRI. 
STRONG THE NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE W CENTRAL 
AND SW GULF W OF THE FRONT ON THU. SE TO S RETURN FLOW WILL SET 
UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN NIGHT. 

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY IN THE
EVENING...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 6 TO 8 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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 BROAD RIDGE OVER THE N ATLC WILL SHIFT SE AND ALLOW
A COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY ON THU. THE FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN
REACH 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 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND S 10 TO 15 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND W 15 TO 20 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.