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FZNT25 KNHC 162058
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
458 PM EDT Mon Apr 16 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 NW winds over the far eastern Gulf
will slowly diminish through late tonight as high pressure,
presently over the NW gulf , shifts eastward across the northern
gulf waters reaching the NE gulf on Wed. Expect strong southerly
return flow over the northwest Gulf Tue night between the high
pressure and lower pressure over the southern Plains. A rather
weak cold front is expected to drift into the northern Gulf Thu,
then stall and dissipate through Fri.  

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N73W to central Cuba
will begin to weaken as it reaches from near 31N68W to eastern 
Cuba early Tue. Strong to near gale force southerly winds ahead 
of it N of 28N are quickly shifting eastward and diminishing. 
Strong west winds behind the cold front will continue to also 
diminish through Tue afternoon, at which time the cold front is 
expected to reach from near Bermuda to eastern Cuba Tue. The
weakening cold front will reach from near 28N65W to 26N70W and 
stationary to SE Bahamas and eastern Cuba by early Wed. The 
stationary portion will lift back to the N as a dissipating 
boundary to near 26N Thu and Thu night. A weak front is expected
to sag southward into the waters off NE Florida Fri before 
stalling and dissipating. 

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 4 to 7 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S OF 27N W of 75W. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms over SE part S of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated 
thunderstorms S of 27N E of 78W. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N and 4 to 6 ft in E swell N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms S of 27N E of 78W.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.