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FZNT25 KNHC 040155
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
855 PM EST Fri Jan 3 2020

...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 cold front extends from the Florida Panhandle to a
weak low near 27N90W, then southwestward to 19N96W near Veracruz
Mexico. The cold front will move eastward across the Gulf Sat,
then exit the Gulf on Sat night. A reinforcing cold front, which
has just reached the NW Gulf, will cross the northern Gulf
through Sat night. Strengthening NW to N winds and building seas
are expected across the Gulf in association with these fronts.
Winds and seas will diminish Sun and Mon as high pressure builds
over the region. Another strong cold front will move
southeastward across the waters Tue and Tue night.  

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
4 to 6 ft after midnight. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...The Bermuda High will shift eastward tonight and Sat
ahead of a strong cold front approaching the SE U.S. coast. The 
front will move offshore Sat afternoon, reach from near Bermuda
to E Cuba on Sun afternoon, extend from 24N65W to the Windward 
Passage on Mon afternoon, and then dissipate over the area on
Tue. Near gale to gale-force SW winds ahead of the front and W
to NW  gales behind the front are expected Sat night and Sun
over the  forecast waters north of 28N. High pressure will build
across the  northern waters Mon and Tue as the front stalls and
weakens. A  second - likely weaker - cold front should emerge
off of the SE  U.S. coast on Tue night or Wed. 

...GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW
20 to 25 kt after midnight. N of 27N, SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt,
shifting to W to NW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to N 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.