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FZNT25 KNHC 061528
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 AM EST MON MAR 6 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...NEAR GALE FORCE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA HAVE DIMINISHED WITH FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE RETURN FLOW
FORECAST ELSEWHERE THROUGH TODAY AS THE PRES GRADIENT CONTINUES
TO RELAX TONIGHT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON OVER THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND MOVE W ACROSS THE SW GULF LATE EACH NIGHT
INTO EARLY MORNING ACCOMPANIED BY A FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WIND
SHIFT. THE 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.  

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THE WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT SINKING S ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND PUERTO RICO THIS
MORNING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL 
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE 
WINDS AND LARGE SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM
THE  N THROUGH TUE AS HIGH SHIFTS E AND 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. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. 
.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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.