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FZNT25 KNHC 050854
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
354 AM EST Wed Feb 5 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...Patchy fog over the northern Gulf will dissipate
through the morning ahead of a cold front expected to move off
the Texas coast during the early morning. The front will reach
from SE Louisiana to near Tampico, Mexico tonight, from near
Tampa, Florida to the Yucatan Channel Thu night, then shift
southeast of the basin on Fri. Fresh to strong winds and
building seas are expected on either side of the front. The
southerly return flow is forecast to reach minimal gale force
over the NE Gulf on Thu. Winds and seas will diminish Fri and
Sat as high pressure moves northeastward across the Gulf region.
Looking ahead, a weak front may stall over the northern Gulf
coast Sun. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming 30 to 35 kt N of 26N late. 
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S swell. Scattered tstms. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW to N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will move eastward along 29N through 
late today. Southerly flow will strengthen north of the Bahamas 
tonight into Thu, ahead of the next cold front moving off the 
coast of Florida Thu night into Fri. Southerly winds are
expected  to reach gale force off NE Florida by Thu night. The
front is  forecast to reach from 31N73W to western Cuba on Fri,
from near  Bermuda to the central Bahamas by Fri night, then
stall from  29N65W to the SE Bahamas Sat and Sun.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 30 kt N of
27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and S 25 to 35 kt N of
27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.