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FZNT25 KNHC 261537
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1137 AM EDT Mon Mar 26 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 ridging extending from the western
Atlantic across the eastern and central gulf waters will
maintain strong SE return flow through early Thu afternoon. The
ridge will weaken starting Thu afternoon as it shifts eastward
in response to a cold front that enters the NW Gulf early on
Thu. The cold front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Tuxpan,
Mexico by Thu night, and weaken as it reaches from near Sarasota
to the Yucatan Peninsula by Fri night. The front will be
preceded by a trough and followed by mainly fresh N to NE winds,
except for strong NW winds along portions of the Mexican coast
adjacent to the SW Gulf on Fri. A trough will develop over the
Yucatan peninsula each evening through Fri and shift westward
across the SW Gulf during the overnight hours. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A backdoor cold front extending from 31N65W to
28N71W and to inland Florida near Melbourne will sweep southward
across the remainder of the basin through Tue reaching the far
southeastern waters Tue night as it weakens. The gradient
between it and the front will result in strong NE to E winds
over the  area through early Tue, then become confined to the
far southern  waters from the rest of Tue through Wed by which
time they will be diminishing as the high pres weakens as it
slides eastward.  Strong NE winds will pulse near the entrance
of the Windward  Passage through Fri. Large N to NE swells will
impact mainly the  waters NE and E of the Bahamas Tue through
early on Thu. These  swells will propagate into the NE Caribbean
passages Wed through  Thu. The next cold front should approach
the far northwest corner  of the area on Fri.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 11 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, 
and 8 to 10 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers N of 27N. Isolated
showers S of 27N.
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and 
8 to 10 ft N of 27N. Isolated showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt N of 27N, and NE to E 20 
to 25 kt S of 28N. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 10 ft in NE 
swell N of 28N. Isolated showers.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt N of 27N, and E 20 to 25 kt S of 27N. 
Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 8 to 10 ft N of 27N.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.