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FZNT25 KNHC 052103
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 PM EST SUN MAR 5 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...MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH FRESH TO STRONG E
TO SE RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON...THEN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON MON. HE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW 
GULF ON TUE EVENING...REACH THE CENTRAL GULF ON WED...STALL ALONG 
23N ON THU WITH THE REMNANTS DRIFTING N ON FRI. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT ACROSS THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE 
CENTRAL BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THIS 
EVENING. OTHERWISE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS AND LARGE 
SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE N ON MON AND TUE
AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP N OF THE BAHAMAS. A RIDGE WILL 
DEVELOP FROM BERMUDA TO PORT CANAVERAL FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT THEN 
SHIFT E ON WED ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS. 
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON THU THEN 
STALL ALONG 27N ON FRI. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. 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. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.