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FZNT25 KNHC 031517
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Thu Feb 3 2022

...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 dominates the eastern Gulf waters producing
fresh to strong S to SE winds over the Gulf E of 93W. A cold
front has entered the NW Gulf this morning, and will reach from
the mouth of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico by
this evening, then from near Panama City, Florida to the central
Bay of Campeche early Fri morning. Strong to gale force
northerly winds and building seas are expected in the wake of
the front across the western Gulf today through Fri night.
Conditions will gradually improve by late in the weekend. Next
front expected to move across the western Gulf Tue with the
potential for gale force winds through Wed. 

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE to E 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong trade winds continue to
extend from N of the Mona Passage through the southern Bahamas
to the Florida Straits, occurring along and N of a stalled cold 
front. Winds will increase to strong N of Hispaniola and eastern
 Cuba tonight as the pressure gradient tightens in the area. A
low  pressure with a frontal trough over the central Atlantic
will move south of 30N, and will bring an increase in winds to
gale force  winds for a brief period this morning, with building
seas mainly  across the eastern forecast waters today into
Friday. N to NE  swell behind the trough will propagate across
the waters E of the  Bahamas late this week and into the
upcoming weekend. 

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.