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FZNT25 KNHC 050218
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 PM EDT TUE APR 4 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 STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO EMERGE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST SUNRISE WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E-SE AND EXTEND
FROM SANIBEL ISLAND TO THE NW TIP OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU.
THE FRONT WILL CLEAR E OF THE BASIN BY THU NIGHT. STRONG TO NEAR
GALE FORCE N-NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN WAKE OF THE FRONT INITIALLY
ACROSS THE NW WATERS...THEN REACH NEAR GALE FORCE ONCE AGAIN
OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ WED NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS SUBSIDE
FRI AND SAT AS RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.  

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM A HIGH CENTERED SE OF 
BERMUDA SW TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE E 
OVERNIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS 
THE SE U.S. AND EMERGES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY  THU.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA THU 
NIGHT...FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO EASTERN CUBA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY 
SAT...AND FROM 31N64W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE REGION SAT. STRONG 
TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PRECEDE AND FOLLOW THIS FRONT 
BRIEFLY THU AND THU NIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH ON SAT AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. 

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF
27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...
AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND S 20 TO 25 
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF
27N. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 27N...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT S OF 27N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N
OF 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND
4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO
6 FT N OF 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...SEAS 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 27N...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.