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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EST THU MAR 2 2017

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO TAMPICO
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF EARLY FRI. STRONG TO NEAR GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...WITH MINIMAL GALE
CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 24N TODAY...AND
S OF 21N W OF 95W TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE
NW GULF ON FRI NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON MON.

NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.