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FZNT25 KNHC 040838
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST SAT MAR 4 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 TROUGH WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW FLOW W OF 
THE TROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG E FLOW EXPECTED ELSEWHERE 
TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW 
GULF EARLY SAT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE 
ENTIRE GULF ON MON EXCEPT NEAR GALE FORCE E WINDS ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
ON TUE AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED. 

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.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 N CENTRAL CUBA
WILL WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA TONIGHT. 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 E-SE 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. 

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 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 S OF 27N...AND NE TO E 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 27N. 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.