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FZNT27 KNHC 180902
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
502 AM EDT Fri May 18 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A trough extending southwest from the western
Florida Panhandle to the central gulf waters will dissipate
today as a ridge builds westward across the Gulf waters. The
ridge will persist during the upcoming weekend, and into early
next week. Another surface trough is forecast to develop over
the eastern Gulf Sat night into Sun. A thermal trough will also
develop over the evening hours over the Yucatan peninsula before
pushing offshore into the SW each night. A surge of moderate to
fresh winds will be associated with this trough. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.