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FZNT25 KNHC 251516
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1016 AM EST Mon Dec 25 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 reinforcing cold front that moved into the
northern Gulf overnight has merged with a previous weaker cold
front over the central and SW Gulf. The merged cold front
extends from W Central Florida to 23N95W, then is stationary to
19N96W. The western half of the front will lift N as a warm
front across the W Gulf beginning tonight, and stall across the
far NW and N-Central waters on Thu. A frontal wave low will
develop along the stalled front on Wed and move S dissipating on
Thu. Another cold front will move SE into the N-Central waters
on Thu night, and reach from the Florida Big bend to the Central
waters late Fri.  

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending SW from 31N75W to 28N81W will
 stall from 29N65W to the Straits of Florida tonight into early 
Tue, then gradually weaken through Thu as the frontal remnants 
lift N as a weak warm front. A surface low will develop along
the  front near 31N79W late Thu, and race E passing near Bermuda
on Fri while dragging a new cold front SE through the Central
Bahamas. 

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.