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FZNT25 KNHC 162138
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
438 PM EST Mon Dec 16 2019

...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...Fresh to strong southerly return flow over the
western Gulf will diminish early tonight as a strong cold front
moves off the Texas coast. It will reach from the Florida
Panhandle to the Bay of Campeche Tue afternoon, then move across
the SE Gulf by Wed afternoon. Northerly gale force winds and
building seas will follow in behind the front mainly W of 94W
tonight in the NW Gulf, spreading southward and some possibly
eastward as strong gale force winds through Wed. Winds and seas
will diminish over the central and western Gulf Thu through Fri.
Strong northeast to east winds will continue over the Straits of
Florida after the frontal passage Thu through Sat morning.
Another cold front will move across the western Gulf on Sat and
Sat night. 

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft,building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Scattered showers 
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 26N65W to the
southeastern Bahamas will become stationary by late tonight and
weaken across  the northern waters. A strong cold front will
move off the southeastern U.S. coast late Tue night, reach from
near 31N74W to Miami, Florida Wed afternoon, then from near
28N65W to the central Bahamas and central Cuba on Thu afternoon, 
and become stationary from near 26N65W to east-central Cuba by Fri
afternoon. Strong north to northeast winds and building seas are 
expected across much of the forecast waters following frontal 
passage as tight gradient develops over the western part of the 
area.

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE to E swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms N of 27N. 
.WED...S of 27N,S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to W to NW in
the afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. Scattered showers and 
isolated thunderstorms.
.WED NIGHT...S of 27N, NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
N of 27N, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.THU...S of 27N, N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. N of
27N, NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell.