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FZNT25 KNHC 181520
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1120 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 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...A strong cold front will move into the NW Gulf later
this morning. The front will reach from SW Louisiana to S Texas
this evening, from Mobile, Alabama to the central Bay of
Campeche Fri morning, and move SE of the area Fri night. Strong
to near gale force winds are expected on either side of the
front. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms will
accompany the cold front. High pres will build in from the W in
the wake of the front this weekend with return flow expected by
early next week. 

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Winds and seas will increase over much of the NW 
waters tonight and Fri ahead of a cold front expected to move
off the Florida peninsula Fri night. The front will extend from 
31N73W across the central Bahamas to Cuba Sat evening, and from 
31N69W to the SE Bahamas Sun evening, then stall and dissipate
by Mon night. Gale force southerly winds are expected ahead of
the front N of 27N. Numerous showers and scattered strong 
thunderstorms will accompany the front. 

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and S 25 to 35 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SW 25 to 35 kt N 
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N
of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N,
and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.