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FZNT25 KNHC 280832
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 AM EST Thu Feb 28 2019

...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...Weak high pres will prevail across the E Gulf
through late Sat before shifting eastward into the W Atlc. Areas
of dense coastal fog will prevail across the NW and N central
portions this morning. Fresh to locally strong return flow will
develop Sat night and Sun across the W Gulf ahead of the next
cold front forecast to enter the NW Gulf late Sun. The front
will reach from near the Florida Big Bend to the SW Gulf Mon
afternoon. Fresh to strong northerly winds and building seas
will follow the front.  

.TODAY...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S in the
afternoon, then, shifting to SW to W late. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to 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. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 5 to 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Low pressure N of the NW Bahamas will shift NE and 
exit the area late this morning, dragging a trailing trough
eastward across the northern waters behind it. Fresh to strong
southerly  winds on the east side of the trough will affect the
northern  forecast waters through tonight. A second low pressure
system  will develop off the SE U.S. coast early Fri and move
eastward  through the weekend, clipping the northern waters with
moderate westerly winds. Long period NW to N swell will
propagate through  the tropical Atlantic waters east of 68W
today through Sat. A  cold front will move into the NW part of
the forecast waters late  Mon.

.TODAY...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt,  shifting to SE 5 to
10 kt late. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.