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FZNT25 KNHC 032108
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 PM EST FRI MAR 3 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...STRONG NE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO NEAR GALE 
FORCE E FLOW ACROSS THE SE GULF THIS WEEKEND.
 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO
E SWELL. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA ON SAT NIGHT.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL 
FOLLOW THE FRONT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP N OF THE 
BAHAMAS ON SUN NIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST WATERS AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO PORT 
CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ON WED 
ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS ON WED REACHING 
FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 20 TO
25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.