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FZNT25 KNHC 152037
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
437 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 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 Atlantic ridge extends westward across the
central Gulf and will persist through Fri. Southerly flow has
increased today across the W half of basin and will continue
through Wednesday night, then begin to diminish late on Thursday
through Saturday as the ridge lifts northward.  

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Gert is N of the area between Bermuda and
Cape Hatteras moving NNE 10 kt. Winds and seas on S periphery of 
Gert will diminish this evening in waters N of 28N. A ridge will 
build westward along 27N through Wednesday evening, then shift N 
to near 28N Thursday through Friday and change little through 
Saturday. A tropical wave will pass across the far SE portion 
tonight into Wednesday. A stronger tropical wave will pass across 
the same waters Friday night into Saturday. Associated low 
pressure may form along the wave. 

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less, then, building to 3 ft after
midnight. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.