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FZNT25 KNHC 201528
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1028 AM EST Wed Dec 20 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 weak cold front over the NW Gulf will stall this
afternoon, then lift N as a warm front tonight. A stronger cold
front will reach the NW Gulf Fri, and reach from the Florida
Panhandle to the SW Gulf near Veracruz by late Sat.

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending along 28N will shift E of the
area through tonight, ahead of low pressure moving off the
Carolina coast. The low pressure will move eastward and drag an 
associated cold front and accompanying strong SW winds across
the waters N of 27N Fri and Sat. Reinforcing high pressure will
build N of the area behind the front Sat, allowing fresh to
strong NE  winds to develop near approaches to the Windward
Passage. 

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...S of 27N,NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N,W to NW
winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft early in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after
midnight. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.