000
FZNT25 KNHC 220851
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
351 AM EST Thu Feb 22 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 weak cold front across the Texas coastal waters
will stall this morning before moving back inland this
afternoon. Strong high pressure across the W Atlc will maintain
a ridge extending W across the Gulf coast states to produce
fresh return flow across most of the basin, except strong winds
through the Straits of Florida and across central portion of the
Gulf. A weak cold front will drift into the Texas coastal waters
early Sun  and stall there through Sun before moving SE and
reaching FL Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico Mon afternoon. 

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...W Atlc ridge will persist along 33N today then drift
 SW and slowly weaken through the weekend. Gentle to moderate
winds will prevail N of 25N with fresh to strong winds S of 25N
through Thu. NNE swell will move through waters E of 65W through
Fri  night. A weak cold front may move off the NE Florida coast
early  next week. 

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. Chance of showers. 
.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 to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.