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FZNT25 KNHC 252100
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
400 PM EST Thu Jan 25 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 across the E and SE U.S. will
maintain strong winds across the E half of the basin through
Sat. A trough across the far SW Gulf waters just offshore of
Mexican coast will meander there through early Sat, then lift N
as a warm front Sat afternoon, with a surface low developing
along the warm front and reaching near 29N88W Sun morning. The
low will race NE across the Florida Big Bend on Sun evening,
while dragging a cold front across the E Gulf waters on Sun
night through Mon morning.  

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends SW from 31N64W through the
central Bahamas then across W central Cuba. The front will move 
slowly SE and stall from 24N65W to central Cuba on Fri evening, 
with remnants of the front gradually weakening between 20N and
23N through Sat night. The W portion of the frontal remnants
will  lift N as a warm front across the Straits of Florida on
Sun night  ahead of a surface low moving NE off the N Florida
coast. This low pres center will drag a cold front E across the
Straits of  Florida on Mon with the front reaching the Central
Bahamas late  Mon night. 

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and
7 to 10 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and
7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and 7 to
10 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N,
and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to
9 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N,
and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.