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FZNT25 KNHC 042142
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
442 PM 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 through this
evening before winds and seas diminish from N to S through Sat
as the high slides E. The high will continue E into the W Atlc
Sun as low pres moves into the southern plains. E to SE return
flow over the Gulf will become strong E of 91W on Sun in advance
of next cold front to enter the NW Gulf Mon morning. 

.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 4 to 6 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. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A large and very intense low pres system across the
NW Atlc possesses an expansive area of gale force winds that 
extend southward to 31N between 64W and 75W early this evening. 
The low will continue to move NE and lift the gale force winds N
 of the local region overnight. Large NW will spread across the 
regional waters tonight through the weekend. A trailing cold 
front extends from 30N63W to the Windward Passage will drift SE 
across the local waters through late Fri then stall from near 
31N55W to Hispaniola by Sat morning then meander through Mon.

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.