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FZNT25 KNHC 072107
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
407 PM EST Sun Jan 7 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 from the Ohio Valley to Cuba will
produce fresh to strong NE winds across the Straits of Florida
and SE Gulf through this afternoon. The high will shift eastward
into the western Atlantic tonight and Monday allowing for fresh
to strong return flow to set up across the central Gulf from
early on Sunday through early on Monday evening. Low pres and
its associated cold front will move southeastward over the NW
and N central Gulf on Monday, then move southeastward over the
central Gulf Monday night through Tuesday as the system weakens.
The next strong cold front is expected to move across the NW
Gulf Thu night, and across the central and eastern gulf waters
Fri and Fri night followed by strong to near gale force
northerly winds and building seas.  

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Isolated showers.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated showers. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated
 showers.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong NE winds NW of a stationary front from 25N65W
to near the Windward Passage will continue to expand in coverage 
through Mon as strong high pres builds southeastward towards the 
eastern U.S. coast. Gale force winds NW of the front to the S of 
the Turks and Caicos, and in the approach to the Windward Passage 
will persist through this evening. Conditions across the region 
will improve Mon through Tue night as the high shifts eastward and
weakens. A N to S oriented trough will set up between the Bahamas
and Florida waters Wed, and shift to the far NW waters early on 
Thursday. The trough is expected to move inland NE Florida and SE 
Georgia during Thu. Moderate return flow will become established 
over the area on Thu night and into Fri, with fresh to locally 
strong E winds over the far southern waters from the SE the 
Bahamas and eastward from there. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft N of 27N, and
8 to 11 ft S of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
S of 27N. Isolated showers N of 27N.
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered 
showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 27N. Isolated showers N of
27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. Isolated showers and 
thunderstorms S of 27N. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.