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FZNT25 KNHC 201524
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1124 AM EDT Sat Oct 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...A surface trough will persist over the SW Gulf
through early next week. A cold front will reach the northern
Gulf waters this evening. It is expected to become stationary as
it reaches from S Florida to near 25N97W by Sun evening. Low
pressure will develop over the far western Gulf late Sun night
along the surface trough near 26N96W. It will lift north-
northeastward through Mon night, then east-northeastward across
the north-central Gulf through Wed as high pressure builds
across the water north of the front and to the west of the low.
A front will extend southwestward from the low through Wed.
Another cold front will approach the far NE Gulf Wed. Fresh to
strong winds and building seas are expected over these waters
through period. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are likely
over much of the western Gulf through Wed and scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms are expected over the north-central
Gulf.  

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft late in
the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the late morning and afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extending from 26N65W
to 27N74W will dissipate by this evening. A strong cold front 
will move off NE Florida this evening, reach from near 31N70W to
27N75W and to near West Palm Beach Sun afternoon, from near 
31N64W to 26N72W and to Miami late Sun night, and from 26N65W to 
the NW Bahamas and the Florida Keys by Mon evening then become 
stationary. Fresh to strong winds and building seas are expected 
behind this front through late Mon as strong high pressures slides
eastward off the U.S. east coast. The high pressure and front 
will weaken Tue through Wed night allowing for winds to diminish 
and seas to subside.

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S of 27N,NE winds 5 to 10 kt. N of 27N,SW to W winds
5 to 10 kt, becoming W 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S of 27N, N winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt
late in the afternoon. N of 27N,N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft in E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE swell. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.