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FZNT25 KNHC 210248
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
948 PM EST Thu Feb 20 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 that extends from near Apalachicola,
Florida to 24N95W to 20N96W will move SE across the Gulf of
Mexico through Fri, then exit the basin by Fri night. Strong N to
NE winds and building seas in northerly swell are expected behind
the front. Seas will subside across the Gulf this weekend. Another
cold front will move across the western Gulf early next week.

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft late. Chance of
showers. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 31N79W to near Cape
Canaveral will move SE across the forecast waters overnight 
through this weekend. Near gale force winds are expected on both
sides of the front through Fri night, with northerly gales likely
over the northern waters following frontal passage. Large N swell
associated with this system will propagate southward across the 
waters through the weekend, then gradually subside early next 
week. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW winds
15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW 20 to 25 kt late. Seas 2 ft or
less S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt S of 27N, and N 25 to 35 kt N of 27N.
S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. N of 27N, seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and 8 to
13 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, and
8 to 11 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N.