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FZNT25 KNHC 182126
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
426 PM EST Tue Feb 18 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 will enter the NW Gulf tonight and
slowly move southward through Wed night. A reinforcing cold
front will then help push the front quickly across the remainder
of the Gulf Thu through Fri. Gale force conditions are possible
west of this front offshore of Tampico early Fri morning, and
Veracruz later in the day Fri into Fri night. Elsewhere, expect
strengthening NE winds and building seas across the Gulf
following the second cold front.  

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure N of the area will support fresh to
strong winds in the approaches of the Windward Passage through
Wed evening. A cold front will move off the SE U.S. coast Wed
morning and briefly stall over waters north of 28N Wed night and
Thu. A reinforcing cold front will enter the NW forecast waters 
Thu evening. Fresh to near gale force winds are expected ahead and
behind the front N of the Bahamas through Sat. Winds will 
gradually diminish afterwards through Sun night. Large N to E 
swell is expected to impact much of the area Thu night through 
Sun. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to
E swell. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.