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FZNT25 KNHC 022012
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
312 PM EST Tue Feb 2 2021

...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 ridge will dominate the Gulf waters over the next
couple of days. The pressure gradient between the ridge and
lower pressures E of Florida supports fresh to strong northerly
winds over the eastern Gulf, including the Straits of Florida
and the Yucatan Channel. These winds will gradually diminish
through tonight as the ridge weakens. Southerly return flow will
set-up over the NW Gulf on Thu, ahead of the next cold front
forecast to enter the Gulf Thu night. The front will reach from
the Florida Big Bend to near Tampico, Mexico Fri afternoon and
stall afterwards before dissipating Sat. Fresh to strong northerly
winds will follow this front. 

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft late. 
.FRI...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N 10 to 15 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extending from just E of Bermuda
 to the easternmost tip of Cuba will reach from 26N65W to Haiti 
tonight, and from 24N65W to Dominican Republic on Wed, then
stall  over the SE waters on Thu before dissipating on Thu
night. Strong to gale force winds are noted on either side of
the front. A  reinforcing cold front will maintain these gale
conditions through Wed, with winds diminishing to 20 kt or less
from W to E Wed night into Thu. Long period northerly swell in
the wake of the front  will propagate across the forecast waters
and the Caribbean  passages through Thu.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 25 to 35 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...NW winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...S of 27N, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, NW
winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft S of 27N,
and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
.THU...S of 27N, N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in
the afternoon. N of 27N, NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE
to S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 4 ft
N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft.