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FZNT25 KNHC 010847
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
447 AM EDT Tue May 1 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...High pressure is centered along the SE U.S. coast
and extends E to W across the region. The high will track ESE
through Thu and maintain and E to W ridge across the N gulf
waters. Moderate to locally fresh winds will become fresh to
strong over the far SE Gulf, Straits of Florida and western Gulf
today through early Fri as high pressure builds southeastward
over the western Atlantic and low pressure deepens over the
Central Plains States.  

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...An old frontal boundary extends from near 27N65W SW 
across E Cuba to just W of Jamaica. A weak cold front moving SE 
across the NW waters from 28.5N65W to central Cuba near 22N79W 
will merge with the frontal trough early today. The merged front
will reach from 26.5N65W to W central Cuba near 22N80W by Wed
morning and become nearly stationary through Thu. As the high 
slides E, fresh to strong NE to E winds will develop between 28N
 and the front. A broad surface trough will reach 63W Wed
morning  and move W, reaching 67W Thu morning, move to 72W Fri
morning,  and to 77W Sat morning. High pres to the NE of trough
will induce fresh to locally strong E to SE winds, and active
weather E of  trough.

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.