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FZNT25 KNHC 222127
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
527 PM EDT Sun Oct 22 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 trough from S central Louisiana to Corpus Christi
will drift E across the N central Gulf through early on Monday.
A strong cold front presently just inland the Texas coast will
sweep across the entire Gulf through Tuesday night, reaching the
far SE Gulf early on Wednesday and to the NW Caribbean Sea
Wednesday night. Winds behind the front are expected to reach
gale force near Veracruz Mexico from midday on Monday to early
on Tuesday morning. Strong high pressure in the wake of the
front will bring fresh to strong northerly winds over much of
forecast waters Wednesday afternoon, then diminish through
Thursday afternoon as the high center shifts to the NE Gulf. The
high will weaken on Friday as another cold front move across
eastern Texas, and into the NW Gulf on Friday night.  

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure building over the W Atlc will
maintain fresh to locally strong E to SE winds through Monday.
A strong cold front is forecast to move off the southeastern 
United States coast Tuesday morning, reach from near 31N77W to the
NW Bahamas and to NW Cuba early on Wednesday, then begin to 
weaken as it reaches from near 31N73W to the central Bahamas and 
to E central Cuba late Wednesday night. The cold front will 
continue to weaken as it reaches from near 31N68W to the SE 
Bahamas and to eastern Cuba Thursday afternoon. The cold front 
will extend from near 27N65W to 24N70W, and as a dissipating 
stationary front to eastern Cuba by late Friday. Expect scattered 
showers and thunderstorms to precede the front. High pressure in 
the wake of the front will shift eastward across the northern 
waters Thursday through Friday night. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms S of 27N. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms N of
27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of 27N.
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers and thunderstorms S of
27N.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.