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FZNT25 KNHC 070247
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
947 PM EST Thu Dec 6 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 anticyclonic flow across the basin
will increase to fresh to strong in the NW Gulf on Fri night
ahead of an intense low pres system that will develop over SE
Texas on Fri. The low will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf
coast this weekend with strong to near gale southerly winds
expected ahead of a trailing cold front, particularly in the
northern Gulf, including the coastal waters. Fresh to strong
winds will follow the front Sat night through Sun night.
Moderate to fresh northerly winds will dominate the Gulf waters
on Mon, diminishing across western portions Tue and Tue night. 

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt behind
front. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from 26N65W to near the Turks and
Caicos and eastern Cuba will linger through Fri and dissipate 
by late Sat. Meanwhile a weak trough will develop in the NW 
portion E of northern Florida tonight, and linger offshore through
Sat. A developing intense low pres system over the southern U.S. 
this weekend will drag a strong cold front off the coast of 
northern Florida on Sun morning. Gale conditions are possible N of
28N ahead of the front in the southerly flow through Mon. Another
intense low pres system may develop off the Carolinas early next 
week potentially significantly impacting the basin through the 
early part of the week.
 
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 to 4 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...S winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 35 kt N of 28N
late. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt N of 28N ahead of front early.
Otherwise, SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt
behind front. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late. 
Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 
to 11 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft S of 27N, 
and 7 to 11 ft N of 27N.