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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 AM EDT FRI MAR 24 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 STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG THE U.S. E COAST WILL
BUILD SW ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH EARLY SAT AND SUPPORT STRONG E
TO SE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF...WHILE A FRESH TO LOCALLY
STRONG E BREEZE ALONG THE N COASTS OF THE YUCATAN AND CUBA WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SAT. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH AFTERNOON...MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MORNING EACH
DAY.  

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT
E OF 84W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 25N74W WHERE IT
BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS
 FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SSE
AND  REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN  STALL NEAR 24N BY EARLY ON SAT. THE TROUGH
WILL PERSIST TO SE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SUN AS THE FRONT DRIFTS 
N. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH NEAR 23N68W ON 
SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY NNE THROUGH MON. A LARGE 
AREA OF STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE TO E WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 
THE FRONT THROUGH MON NIGHT. WINDS COULD REACH GALE FORCE N OF 26N
AND E OF 71W SUN AND THROUGH MUCH OF MON. 

.TODAY...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 
8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...AND NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...AND NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.SUN...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.
S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N...
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
IN E SWELL. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.