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FZNT25 KNHC 132036
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
436 PM EDT Fri Apr 13 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...Fresh to strong winds have begun to develop across
the NW Gulf this afternoon ahead of a late season cold front
that will move off the Texas coast late tonight. Strong
northerly winds will follow the front, reaching gale force off
Tampico and Veracruz by late Sat as the front reaches from
western Florida Panhandle to the northwest Yucatan peninsula.
The front will sweep across the southeast Gulf by late Sun.
Winds and seas will diminish from west to east through Mon as
high pressure builds across the northern Gulf in the wake of the
front through Tue.  

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front from 27N65W to the NW 
Bahamas will dissipate tonight. High pressure building in the 
wake of the front will support pulses of fresh to strong trade 
winds off Hispaniola late today and Sat. SE to S winds will 
increase to fresh to strong W of 75W early Sun ahead of a second
cold front moving off the northeast Florida coast late Sun, then
increase to strong to near gale force ahead of the front through
Mon. The front will reach from 31N70W to eastern Cuba Mon night.
Winds will diminish through late Tue as the front reaches from 
Bermuda to the southern Bahamas, but NW swell in excess of 8 ft 
will persist north of 27N east of 75W. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of
27N. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. Slight chance of showers. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N
of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 4 ft N of 27N.