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FZNT25 KNHC 202102
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
502 PM EDT Mon Apr 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 is just N of Tampa, extending from
28N82W SW to 24N92W then transitions to a stationary front to
the border between NE Mexico and Texas. Fresh to strong SW winds
are ahead of it covering the SE gulf waters along with scattered
heavy showers and thunderstorms. The cold front will move E of
the basin this evening and winds will diminish to gentle and
moderate speeds. The next cold front is forecast to approach the
NW Gulf late Wed night into Thu morning. Fresh to strong winds
are forecast to develop ahead of the front over the western half
of the Gulf by Tue night. The front will reach from the Florida
Big Bend to 27N90W by Thu night and move E of the area Fri
morning. A third cold front will come off the Texas coast early
Sat. 

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong to gale force winds are over the offshore 
waters N of 28N ahead of a cold front coming off the coast of
Jacksonville, Florida this afternoon. Gale force winds will
prevail across the northwest and north-central offshore waters
through early this evening. The front will continue to move
eastward across the waters north of 22N through early Wed with 
fresh to strong southwest winds ahead of it. Another cold front 
will enter the NW offshore waters Thu evening. Strong to
possibly  near gale force southerly winds will precede the front
and will  affect the waters N of of the Bahamas from Thu morning
through Fri morning. Surface ridging will build afterwards in
the wake of the front. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N of 28N W of 77W, SW winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to 
NE to E 10 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, 
shifting to N late. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TUE...S of 27N,W winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,N winds 5 to
10 kt, shifting to W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.