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FZNT25 KNHC 120854
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
354 AM EST Tue Dec 12 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 ridge axis will meander from SE Texas to the
Straits of Florida this week, except shifting S across the
Yucatan Peninsula during the middle of the week. A cold front
will move SE across the N-Central and E Gulf waters today,
passing E of the area by late tonight. A second cold front will
move into the NW Gulf on Thu, and race SE across the entire Gulf
by late Fri night. A post frontal ridge will set up from the
Florida Big Bend to Veracruz Mexico on Sat. 

.TODAY...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt,  shifting to S to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A broad stationary front from 27N65W to the Windward
Passage will begin to move E again on Wed and gradually
dissipate across the tropical waters N of Puerto Rico on Wed
night through Fri. A cold front will move offshore NE Florida
later today, and reach from Bermuda to Central Cuba on Wed night,
then weaken from 22N65W to the Windward Passage on Thu and Fri. 
Another cold front will move off the NE Florida coast on Fri, and 
race E reaching a position from 27N65W to Central Cuba on Sat.
Gale force winds will be possible N of 27N with the front.

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 20 to 30 kt N of 
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 30 kt
N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft 
late. N of 27N, seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.WED...S of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, NW winds
20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
5 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or 
less, building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 7 ft N 
of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.