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FZNT25 KNHC 200236
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1036 PM EDT Sat May 19 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 ridge extending from the Atlantic Ocean into the
Gulf waters will persist across the region through at least
Monday. A thermal trough will develop during the evening hours
in the Yucatan Peninsula, then move west across the southwest
waters during the overnight hours, and dissipate by late each
morning. A surface trough, currently extending from SW Florida
to western Cuba, will drift WNW across the eastern Gulf through
Monday. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop in the NW
Caribbean Sea on Thursday. Easterly winds are expected to
gradually increase across the southeast gulf waters and the
Straits of Florida by Fri.  

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

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. The ridge will 
support fresh to locally strong flow in the southern waters, 
including the approaches to the northern Caribbean Sea Passages.
  

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
5 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to
4 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.