528 
FZNT25 KNHC 201424
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1024 AM EDT Mon Aug 20 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...The Azores high will continue to extend a ridge axis 
across the basin through Tue night. On Wed, a cold front N of the 
area will transition to a stationary front along the northern gulf
coast and then dissipate late at night. The remnants of the front
will transition to a surface trough from the Florida Big Bend SW 
to the central basin, which is forecast to dissipate on Thu over 
the Tampa Bay adjacent waters. A surface ridge will then move 
eastward N of the area supporting northerly light to gentle winds 
across the basin through early Fri. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE to S winds less than 5 kt, shifting to NW to N in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough moving across the southern Bahamas
is generating scattered showers and tstms N of 25N between 70W
and 74W. The trough will continue to move west-northwest along
the periphery of a surface ridge that dominates the remainder
offshore waters...dissipating late Tue morning. Surface ridging
and light  to gentle variable wind will prevail during the
remaining forecast period. 

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