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FZNT25 KNHC 100248
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
948 PM EST Sun Dec 9 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 cold front extending from near Fort Myers Florida
to the eastern Bay of Campeche will continue to shift SE across
the remainder of the Gulf of Mexico through tonight. Fresh to
strong winds will prevail W of the front through tonight. High
pres will build in the wake of the front. The next cold front
will move into the NW Gulf Thu, quickly reaching the eastern
Gulf late Thu night, pushing SE of the Basin Fri Night. Strong
to near gale force winds will follow that next front,
potentially higher.  

.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, except SW winds ahead of
front. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated thunderstorms early.
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW to W in the afternoon.
Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 31N78W to near Cape Canaveral
Florida will shift E across the basin through Wed. A gale 
warning remains in effect N of 29N ahead of the front in the 
southerly flow through tonight. A reinforcing cold front will move
across the northern waters Tue, with the two boundaries merging by
Wed. Gale winds are possible N of 29N and E of 77W with the next 
front. Return flow will dominate for the end of the week, with 
another potentially strong cold front impacting the NW portion by 
late Fri.

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N,
seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N
of 27N. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NW 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N
of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
7 to 10 ft N of 27N.