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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1117 AM EDT THU MAY 4 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 ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE
FORCE OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW WATERS
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF
THE NE  FLORIDA COAST FRI MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N THROUGH LATE
SAT. WINDS AND  SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT THROUGH LATE MON AS
HIGH PRES MOVES  OFF THE FLORIDA COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 27N...AND SE TO S
10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 4 FT
N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW TO W
20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT
N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND
3 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N
OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.