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FZNT25 KNHC 040231
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 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...FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW EXPECTED ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. 
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE TO E FLOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE SE 
GULF THIS WEEKEND. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N
SWELL. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.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 5 TO 7 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 TO 4 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 ESE 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 AND
REACH FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE WED NIGHT. 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.