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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
535 AM EDT TUE MAR 28 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN E TO
SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN TUE BETWEEN THE HIGH AND DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE S
PLAINS RESULTING IN INCREASING SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS
COAST WED NIGHT AND MOVE OVER THE NW GULF EARLY ON THU. THE
FRONT WILL OVER ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI WHILE
WEAKENING. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS TO
THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE EACH NIGHT THIS WEEK.  

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N...AND E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES OF 1005 MB IS CENTERED E OF THE 
BAHAMAS NEAR 27N67W. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND 
HIGH PRES TO ITS NE IS RESULTING IN N TO NE NEAR GALE TO GALE 
FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE NE FORECAST WATERS. THE LOW WILL TRACK 
NORTHEASTWARD TO E OF THE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE SEAS DUE
TO  SWELL LEFT BEHIND WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE EASTERN
PORTION N OF 22N THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN 
PORTION WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT SLIDES EASTWARD THU AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS FRI 
NIGHT...AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N73W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT 
NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER
THE NW WATERS ON FRI... AND SHIFT TO THE N CENTRAL WATERS SAT. 

.TODAY...S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...E WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL S OF 27N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL N OF
27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE 5 TO 10 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED...S OF 27N....E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 27N...NW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. N OF 27N....E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
27N...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...S OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N...
SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
N OF 27N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.