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FZNT25 KNHC 242051
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
451 PM EDT Tue Oct 24 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 cold front extending from near Cape Coral, Florida
to the central Bay of Campeche near 18N94W will reach the far SE
Gulf early on Wednesday, and move E of the area Wednesday
afternoon. High pressure building in behind the front will
support fresh to strong Nly winds across the area through
Wednesday morning, diminishing through Thursday afternoon as
high pressure shifts to the NE Gulf. The next cold front will
move into the NW Gulf Friday night and reach from the NE Gulf to
the NE Yucatan Peninsula by midday Saturday. High pressure
behind front will support another round of strong Nly flow
across much of the basin, with gale force winds expected across
the far SW Gulf. 

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Showers and
scattered thunderstorms. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt,  shifting to NW to N 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front across the NW waters from 31N78W to
Cape Canaveral will reach from 31N76W to the NW Bahamas to NW
Cuba  early on Wednesday, then begin to weaken as it reaches
from near  31N72W to the central Bahamas to central Cuba early
on Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected
ahead of the  front. The cold front will slow down and extend
from near 31N66W  to near 26N72W, continuing to central Cuba
Friday,  where and  stall and dissipate. N portion of front will
move E of the  northern waters Saturday, while the remnants of
the stationary  front move westward as a trough as high pressure
builds across  the northern waters. 

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of
27N. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WED...S of 27N, S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW, Seas
2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, NW
winds 15 to 20 kt, Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers. 
.THU...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.