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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 AM EST SAT JAN 7 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 EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF THIS
EVENING. AN AREA OF STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE W CENTRAL
GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT SE TO ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS THIS
EVENING...AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL
AND NE WATERS THROUGH PORTIONS OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING THIS
EVENING WITH A FRESH E BREEZE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST
ACROSS THE NW GULF BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. 

.TODAY...STRAITS OF FLORIDA...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO
25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART EARLY.
.SUN...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS JUST OFFSHORE THE NE FLORIDA
COAST. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO 26N80W
THIS AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 31N74W TO THE BAHAMA CHANNEL THIS
EVENING...REACH A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO NE CUBA ON SUN
MORNING AND FROM 31N56W TO HISPANIOLA ON MON...THEN BEGIN TO
LOSE IDENTITY ON TUE. SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE BRIEFLY TO GALE FORCE TODAY. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE THROUGH EARLY SUN.

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N...

.TODAY...S OF 27N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 27N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT THIS MORNING...THEN
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N...AND N 20 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N...
AND 8 TO 13 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.