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FZNT27 KNHC 182008
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
308 PM EST Sat Dec 18 2021

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front will move off the Texas coast this
evening, bringing strong to near gale-force winds to the NW Gulf
and along the coast of Mexico Sun into Mon. The front will move
slowly until low pressure forms in the central Gulf on Mon, then
moves northeastward into the SE U.S. Tue, dragging the cold
front across the Gulf as it does. Winds and seas will subside
Tue night through Thu in the wake of the front, as weak high
pressure builds in across the Gulf. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered 
tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered dense
fog. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Slight chance of
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N to NE after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.