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FZNT25 KNHC 180849
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
349 AM EST Sun Nov 18 2018

...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...Moderate to fresh SE flow will set up across the
western Gulf today ahead of a cold front forecast to reach the
coast of Texas tonight. This front will stall from SE Louisiana
to Tampico, Mexico by Mon night. Then, a reinforcing cold front
will move off the Texas coast early Tue, merging with the
stationary front, then reaching from the Florida panhandle to
Veracruz, Mexico Tue night. The western portion will stall Tue
night and then drift northwest through midweek. The eastern
portion will continue SE, reaching from S Florida to the central
Gulf by late Wed.  

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends between two areas of low
pres  near 31N66W and 26N70W then continues as a cold front SW
across  the SE Bahamas. Fresh to strong winds and associated
seas will  continue mainly within 180 nm NW of the stationary
front through  today before diminishing. The southern portion of
the front will  become stationary later today. The entire front
S of 31N will then meander over the region through Mon night.
Then, a strong area of  low pres and upper trough moving off the
NE United States will  help to transition this front to a cold
front by midweek. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S of 27N,NE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N,E winds 5 to
10 kt, shifting to N late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.