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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 AM EDT MON MAR 20 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SE 
GULF TODAY. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS WILL SHIFT E 
TO OVER THE NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH 
TUE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE N CENTRAL WATERS ON WED. THE HIGH WILL
SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON THU WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING
AND EASTERLY WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SW FROM BERMUDA TO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL OVERTAKE A FRONTAL TROUGH DRIFTING NW
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS TODAY WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA
COAST ON TUE NIGHT...REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA ON WED
NIGHT...THEN WASH OUT ALONG 24N ON THU AS STRONG TO NEAR GALE 
FORCE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...N WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S TO SW 10 TO
15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.