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FZNT25 KNHC 041440
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
940 AM EST Tue Feb 4 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 is expected to enter the NW Gulf on Wed.
The front will reach from SE Louisiana to near Veracruz, Mexico 
Thu morning, from near Tampa, Florida to the Yucatan Channel Thu 
night, then shift southeast of the basin on Fri. Winds and seas 
will diminish Fri and Sat as high pressure moves northeastward 
across the Gulf. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Isolated
showers. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure centered east of the area will move 
eastward along 29N through mid week. Southerly flow will 
strengthen north of the Bahamas by Wed night, ahead of the next 
cold front moving off the coast of Florida Thu night into Fri. 
Southerly winds may reach gale force off NE Florida by Thu night. 
The front should reach from 31N72W to the Straits of Florida on 
Fri, and from near Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Sat morning. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt N of 29N, and S 20 to 30 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.