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FZNT25 KNHC 181920
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
320 PM EDT Fri May 18 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...An Atlantic ridge extending west across Central
Florida to the Texas Coastal Bend will shift slightly north and
extend across the northern waters on Sat where it will meander
through Mon morning. A broad trough will develop across the 
eastern gulf late Mon and drift west through Tue. Easterly winds 
will begin to gradually increase across the southeast gulf waters 
during the middle of next week in response to deepening low 
pressure over the northwest Caribbean. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...An east to west ridge will meander across the 
northern waters through the middle of next week supporting fresh
east flow across the tropical waters, including the approaches to
the northern Caribbean Passages, except near gale conditions are 
forecast along the north coast of Hispaniola this evening and 
again on Sat evening. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.