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FZNT25 KNHC 230912
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
512 AM EDT Mon Oct 23 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 extends from a SE Mississippi 1013 mb
low to 22N98W at Mexico coast. A trough is about 150 nm E of
front from 23N to 28N. The trough will drift eastward through
today and weaken. The front will extend from Tampa to NW Cuba
Tuesday morning, and be moving through FL Straits Wednesday
morning, and be completely out of area by Wednesday sunset.
Strong ridge in the wake of the front will bring fresh to strong
northerly winds into much of forecast waters from Tuesday
sunrise until Thursday midnight. Winds will diminish through
Thursday afternoon as the ridge shifts to the NE Gulf. The ridge
will weaken on Friday as another cold front moves across eastern
Texas, and into the NW Gulf on Friday night.  

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 in the W Atlc will 
maintain fresh to locally strong E to SE winds today. A strong 
cold front is forecast to move off the SE U.S. coast Tuesday 
morning, reach from 31N76W to the NW Bahamas and to NW Cuba on 
Wednesday morning, 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  31N68W to the SE Bahamas and to eastern Cuba
Thursday morning.  The cold front will extend from 26N65W to
23N70W on Friday morning, and as a dissipating stationary front
to eastern Cuba by late  Friday. Expect scattered rainshowers
and thunder to precede the  front. High pressure in the wake of
the front will shift eastward  across the northern waters
Thursday through Friday night.

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.