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FZNT25 KNHC 041446
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
946 AM EST Thu Jan 4 2018

...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...Strong high pres over Texas ridges S along the 
Tamaulipas and Veracruz coast of Mexico. The ridge will maintain 
strong N winds over the southern Bay of Campeche today. Winds and 
seas will diminish from N to S through Sat as the high slides E. 
The high will continue E to the W Atlc as low pres moves into the 
southern plains, E to SE return flow over the Gulf could become 
strong E of 90W on Sun. 

.TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A large and very intense low pres system currently 
located just E of Virginia possesses an expansive area of gale 
force winds that extends southward to N of 29N between 65W and 
77W. The low will deepen further and continue generating large NW 
swell. A trailing cold front extending SSW from 31N67W to the 
Windward Passage will stall from near 51N55W to Hispaniola by Sat 
morning.

.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.