280 
FZNT25 KNHC 141446
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1046 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 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 nocturnal trough will develop during the evening 
hours over the Yucatan Peninsula before pushing offshore into the 
SW Gulf each night. A surge of fresh to occasionally strong NE to 
E winds will accompany the trough. The trough will become weaker 
on Thu and allow the winds to subside. Otherwise, high pressure 
ridging will generally support light to moderate E to SE winds 
over the remainder of the basin through Sat night. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge N of the forecast waters will support fresh 
to locally strong winds along the N coast of Hispaniola and the 
approaches to the Windward Passage during the evening and 
overnight hours through Sat night. Otherwise, gentle to moderate 
anticyclonic flow will continue N of 23N, while moderate easterly
winds will generally prevail S of 23N. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.