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FZNT27 KNHC 301423
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
923 AM EST Sun Dec 30 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A weakening stationary front extends SW from the
Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico accompanied by patchy fog
with fresh to strong winds W of the front. A cold front will
move off the Texas coast around sunrise Mon, reach from the
Mississippi Delta to Veracruz Mexico on Tue and stall from the
western Florida Panhandle to Veracruz on Tue and Wed. The front
will move E again on Wed night reaching a position from the
Florida Big Bend to the Bay of Campeche on Thu, and move E of
the area on Thu night. Strong to near gale force northerly winds
are forecast to develop across the western gulf waters on Tue
night, increasing to minimal gale force along the Mexican coast
near Tampico on Wed night. These minimal gale conditions will
shift S along the Mexican coast near Veracruz on Thu. A trough
will develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon
through Wed, move W across the SW gulf during the overnight
hours and lose identity by late each morning. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

 
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W to NW late in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered thunderstorms. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico
 
.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.MON...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.