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FZNT25 KNHC 170832
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
432 AM EDT Sat Mar 17 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...The ridge over the northern Gulf will shift east Sun
night ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas coast Mon. The
front will extend from the Florida Big Bend area to Veracruz
Mexico early Tue, just as a reinforcing push of cold air moves
off the Texas coast. The reinforcing front overtakes the first
front late Tue, accompanied by strong winds and building seas
over the northern Gulf. The merged front sweeps southeast of the
Gulf by early Wed. Winds and seas diminish across the Gulf
through late Wed as high pressure follows the front across the
northern Gulf. 

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge off the northern Bahamas will maintain gentle
winds and slight seas into early next week. Southerly winds will 
increase off northeast Florida and north of the Bahamas late Mon, 
then increasing further to near gale force north of 27N with 
building seas late Tue through Wed night as the low pressure moves
off the Carolina coast.

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.