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FZNT25 KNHC 071542
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1142 AM EDT Mon May 7 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...A weak cold front extending from Naples, Florida
southwestward to 24N85W to 23N94W will exit the southeast gulf
this evening. Another weak cold front will move across the
northeast Gulf tonight, then dissipate Tue morning. High
pressure will build over the area behind the front, then shift
eastward to the NE Gulf Thu night into Fri. Gentle to moderate
north to northeast winds will gradually shift to the east to
southeast by Thu night. During Fri, high pressure ridging will
extend from the western Atlantic to high center over the NE
Gulf. The ridge and high center will shift slightly north by Fri
night. This pattern will maintain little change to the gentle to
moderate east to southeast winds over the basin. A weak thermal
trough will move over the eastern Bay of Campeche from the
Yucatan during the morning then dissipate during the afternoon
each day beginning Wed.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.  Isolated
showers. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.  Isolated 
showers.
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Isolated 
showers. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weak cold front from 31N78W to West Palm Beach
will slowly move southeastward and reach from near 31N76W to
western  Cuba by this evening, then from near 31N75W to the
central  Bahamas to west-central Cuba early Tue. This front will
be  reinforced by another weak cold front that will move off the
SE  United States coast tonight and merge with the first front
from near 31N73W to 27N75W to central Cuba Wed and become
stationary. The merged front will gradually weaken through Thu
night and  dissipate Fri. Fresh to strong southerly winds N of
27N between  70W and 74W will diminish to fresh winds Tue night
and to gentle to moderate winds Wed. The merged front will
become stationary  over the northern Bahamas and weaken Wed
through Thu night, then  dissipate Fri. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms
SE of line from 31N77W to 27N80W. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms SE of line from 31N76W to 27N79W. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 10 to 15 
kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Isolated showers.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.