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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
442 PM EDT THU MAR 30 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 COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW GULF LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IS PRECEDED BY A SQUALL LINE WHILE WEAK HIGH PRES
ACROSS THE E GULF TO BAHAMAS SHIFTS E. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT PRECEDED BY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SE FRESH TO STRONG RETURN FLOW WILL
THEN DOMINATE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT AND OVER
THE EASTERN BASIN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM NEAR W CENTRAL
FLORIDA TO N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT.  

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES CENTERED NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT
ESE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SINKS SSE ACROSS NORTHERN  WATERS.
THE FRONTAL PORTION E OF 70W WILL CONTINUE AS A COLD  FRONT
EXITING THE AREA TONIGHT WHILE THE PORTION W OF 70W WILL  LIFT
BACK TO THE N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH FRI. A SECOND COLD  FRONT
WILL EMERGE OUT OVER THE FAR NW WATERS FRI NIGHT AND MOVE 
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS SAT AND ACROSS THE NE WATERS SAT
 NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL BE PRECEDED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES WILL THEN SLIDE EASTWARD AS 
DEEPENING LOW PRES TRACKS NE OVER THE SE CONUS. A TIGHT PRES 
GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES WILL SUPPORT STRONG TO NEAR 
GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ACROSS THE NW WATERS MON.

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF
27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO
4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND
6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.