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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EST THU MAR 2 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 EXTENDING FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N TODAY...AND
S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE
NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON.

.TODAY...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E IN THE
MORNING...THEN...SHIFTING TO NW TO N IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING N
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD TO EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT...FROM 
28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND THEN FROM 24N65W TO
EASTERN CUBA ON SATURDAY NIGHT AS A WEAKENING FRONT. STRONG
WINDS AND  BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. 

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. 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...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 30 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
7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND 6 TO
9 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N.