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FZNT25 KNHC 162114
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
414 PM EST Sat Dec 16 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 stationary front extending from Tampa Florida to
26N89W to 24N94W to 19N95W will lift northward as a warm front
through tonight, with weak low pres of 1016 mb developing near
30N95W. The low will move northward near the Texas coast through
late tonight and inland NE Texas and SW Louisiana on Sunday.
High pres will settle in over the area Sunday evening through
Monday night, then move eastward Tuesday evening through
Wednesday as a weak cold front moves across the northern waters.

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N65W to inland central 
Florida just S of Cape Canaveral. A second cold front is along
30N between 70W and 80W. This second front will merge with the
first later today with the merged front quickly moving across
the  northern and central waters through through early on
Sunday. High  pres will build eastward across the area in the
wake of the front. Winds will become fresh between the Bahamas
and Cuba, including  the Straits of Florida, tonight through
early Tuesday. These winds will be confined to over the waters
between the SE Bahamas and  northern Hispaniola through
Wednesday including the Windward  Passage. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft
late. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N.