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FZNT25 KNHC 030248
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 PM 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 W FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. FRESH TO STRONG 
SE RETURN FLOW WILL SPREAD E ACROSS THE SE GULF ON MON WITH NEAR 
GALE FORCE E WINDS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

.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 9 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 IN N
SWELL. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL
FLORIDA WILL RACE E TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA AT
SUNRISE FRI AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL 
FOLLOW THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP N OF THE 
BAHAMAS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST 
WATERS AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA 
ON TUE NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.