759 
FZNT25 KNHC 201948
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
348 PM 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. Return flow will resume across
the basin on Sat. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE to E after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds less than 5 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE 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. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A surface trough moving across the central Bahamas
is generating scattered showers and tstms from 25N-29N between
71W and 74W. The trough will continue to move west-northwest 
along the periphery of a surface ridge that dominates the 
remainder offshore waters then it will dissipate late Tue morning.
A surface pre-frontal trough extends from 30N77W SW to Cape 
Canaveral, Florida to SW Florida generating scattered heavy 
showers and tstms N of 26N W of 78W. Showers off the NE coast of 
Florida will prevail for the next several days a weak cold front 
moves N of the area on Thu.

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.