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FZNT25 KNHC 180921
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
521 AM EDT Mon May 18 2020

...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 extends from 30N87W to 24N92W. The
front will move eastward across the Gulf through Tue evening.
Scattered showers and tstms are ahead of this front affecting
the waters E of 87W. Another cold front will follow, which is
forecast to stall along the northern Gulf Coast Wed through Fri.
Elsewhere, smoke from fires in Mexico may reduce visibility at
times in the Bay of Campeche for the next several days.  

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.WED...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Arthur near 33.5N 76.6W 1002 mb at 5 
AM EDT moving NNE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts
50 kt. Arthur will move to 35.2N 74.9W this afternoon, 36.5N
72.1W  Tue morning, become extratropical and move to 36.5N 69.0W
Tue  afternoon, 35.6N 66.5W Wed morning, and 34.4N 65.1W Thu
morning.  Arthur will change little in intensity as it moves
near 33.0N  64.5W early Fri, and weaken as an extratropical
cyclone near 31.0N 63.5W Sat. A set of northerly swell from
Arthur may impact the  waters N of the Bahamas Wed and Thu.
Otherwise, a high pressure  ridge will persist across the
central waters for the next several  days.

.TODAY...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.