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FZNT25 KNHC 181454
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1054 AM EDT Fri Aug 18 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...The northern extent of a tropical wave will enter the
E Gulf Sat night, moving across the basin through early next week.
Otherwise, a weak ridge will extend westward along 28N both ahead
of and behind the tropical wave. Tropical Storm Harvey currently
well SE of the area and entering the eastern Caribbean, will 
approach the NW Caribbean Sea and Yucatan Peninsula early next 
week. Tropical Storm Conditions are possible in the SW Gulf Tue.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft late. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...The northern part of a strong tropical wave moving 
across the southern Bahamas will continue W and reach the
Straits  of Florida early Sat, accompanied by fresh to locally
strong winds and very active weather. Low pressure in the
tropical Atlc will  pass N of the Leeward Islands late Sat,
possibly as a tropical  cyclone, and reach the southern Bahamas
by early Mon bringing  strong winds and building seas to the
waters S of 25N. A ridge along 28N will move N of the area early 
next week.

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 2 ft
or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of
27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or
less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N
of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.