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FZNT25 KNHC 032116
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

...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...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EASTERN HALF OF THE
GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE W. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP NW GULF TONIGHT AND MON
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TUE MORNING...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING...THEN FROM NEAR FORT MYERS TO
THE SW GULF EARLY WED...AND TO SE OF THE GULF WED EVENING. HIGH
PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA THU AND FRI. 

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL REACH
EACH FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE MON MORNING...SHIFTING E OF
THE AREA TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY SHIFT E ALONG 28N TUE
AND WED ALLOWING FOR SW WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVER THE
NW PORTION TUE...AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE N PORTION OF
THE AREA WED THROUGH THU AS YET A STRONGER AND FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS...WITH CHANCE FOR GALES N OF 29N. LARGE NW SWELL
WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT E OF THE BAHAMAS BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.  

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW
15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S OF 27N...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF
27N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...S OF 27N...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. N OF 27N...W WINDS LESS
THAN 5 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. N OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 20 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL.