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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
340 AM EDT WED APR 5 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 COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE THU...FOLLOWED BY
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE 
FRI INTO SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY 
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF SUN AHEAD OF LOW PRES 
MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. 

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E TODAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THE NE FLORIDA COAST
EARLY THU...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS. THE
FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA FRI...THEN
WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT...THEN STALL AND
DISSIPATE E OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE 
FRONT WILL MAINTAIN GENTLE BREEZES ACROSS THE BASIN SUN.

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND W TO NW 15 TO
20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.