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FZNT25 KNHC 181517
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Thu Feb 18 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 cold front extends from the Florida Panhandle to
near Veracruz, Mexico. Reinforcing cold air behind the front
will induce gale force northerly winds near Tampico, and in the
Veracruz region tonight into Fri. Gales are also expected in the
Bay of Campeche on Fri, with seas building to 14-16 ft. The
front will reach from the Florida Big Bend to the eastern Bay of
Campeche tonight, from Ft. Myers, Florida to NE Yucatan
peninsula on Fri, exiting the basin by Fri evening. Moderate to
fresh E to SE winds are expected across the Gulf Sun and Mon. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly winds will develop east of
Florida later today through Fri as a cold front moves into the 
eastern Gulf of Mexico. The front will extend from 31N79W to 
central Florida on Fri, from 31N73W across the NW Bahamas into 
western Cuba Fri night, from 31N67W to central Cuba on Sat, then
stall and weaken from 24N65W to central Cuba on Sun. A band of
showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front. High
pressure north of the front will support fresh to strong NE to E
winds  across the western Atlantic Sat night through Mon. 

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt,  shifting to N to NE
late, Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, SW to W
winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt late, Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to
8 ft N of 27N. 
.MON 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.