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FZNT25 KNHC 190229
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
929 PM EST Sun Feb 18 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...A building ridge from the Atlantic will bring an
increase in winds and seas across the Gulf waters on Mon. Expect
fresh to locally strong SE to S winds and seas of up to 8 ft Mon
through Wed. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are also
expected in the Straits of Florida. A thermal trough will
develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula during each
afternoon, drift west across the eastern Bay of Campeche during
the overnight hours, and then dissipate over the southwest Gulf
waters by late each morning.  

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front moving off the southeast United 
States coast will quickly stall and dissipate across the 
northwest waters on Mon. Gentle to moderate winds will prevail 
north of the ridge with moderate to fresh winds expected
generally south of 25N, except becoming strong along the north
coast of  Hispaniola and the north approach to the Windward
Passage each  evening. The ridge will be reinforcing by a
stronger high pressure Mon through Wed to produce strong winds
and high seas across the  entire region S of 25N. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft late. N of
27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of
27N. Slight chance of showers. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N.