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FZNT25 KNHC 080252
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
952 PM EST Fri Dec 7 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...A developing low pres system over SE Texas will
track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend with
strong to near gale southerly winds ahead of a trailing cold
front mainly N of 26N. Fresh to strong winds will follow the
front Sat night through Sun night, with gale force winds
possible over the SW gulf Sun. The cold front will shift E of
the gulf waters Sun night with high pres building in its wake. A
reinforcing cold front may move through the eastern Gulf early
next week. Another cold front may enter the far NW Gulf by
mid-week.  

.TONIGHT...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...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt behind front.
Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 2 to 4 ft ahead front.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms ahead of front.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to 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 to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from 25N65W to across the SE
Bahamas and eastern Cuba will linger tonight, then dissipate Sat.
Another stationary front from 31N76W to near Cape Canaveral, 
Florida will lift N as a warm front by Sat night. A developing low
pres system over the southern U.S. 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 low pres system may develop off the Carolinas
Mon night potentially significantly impacting the waters N of 
Grand Bahama through the middle of the week. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of
27N. 
.SUN...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 30 kt N of
27N, increasing to 25 to 35 kt N of 28N in the afternoon. Seas 3 
ft S of 27N, and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
.SUN NIGHT...N of 28N, SW winds 25 to 35 kt ahead of front,
becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt behind front. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Elsewhere, SW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 15 to 20 kt
behind front. Seas 3 ft. 
.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. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to
9 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to
9 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 6 to 9 ft N of 27N.