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FZNT25 KNHC 021428
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1028 AM EDT Wed May 2 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...Ridging will persist across the Deep South
states,maintaining moderate to fresh easterly winds across the
basin, but fresh to strong SE return flow off Texas tonight.
Winds over the Gulf will diminish Sat as low pres across the
central U.S. weakens and the high moves E. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Isolated showers. 
.TONIGHT...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. Isolated showers. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.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 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from 31N65W through the 
central Bahamas to near central Cuba. The portion W of 70W will 
drift WNW tonight through Thu then weaken. High pres off the
Carolina coast will shift very slowly E along 32N through Thu
the maintain fresh to strong winds N of front. A surface trough
will develop N of Puerto Rico Thu morning. Active weather will 
accompany the trough as it moves W through the Bahamas by late Fri
and into the Florida peninsula Sat, followed by strong SE winds 
and building seas in open waters east of the Bahamas.

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.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 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.