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FZNT25 KNHC 120307
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1007 PM EST Tue Dec 11 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...Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will
prevail across the western gulf waters tonight through early Thu
ahead of a cold front entering the northwest gulf on Thu near
1200 UTC. The cold front will reach a position from the
Mississippi Delta to Tamiahua, Mexico on Thu night, reach from
the Florida Big Bend to the E Yucatan Peninsula on Fri morning
and pass through the Straits of Florida Fri night. Strong to
near gale force winds will develop ahead and west of the front,
reaching gale force Thu night into Fri over most of the waters.
Gale force winds are likely to extend to Veracruz, Mexico
adjacent waters. Mainly fresh west flow is expected on Sat with
seas diminishing to less than 8 ft Sun.  

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building
to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E
swell. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW to N swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W
swell. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front from 31N64W to eastern Cuba will be 
reinforced by a second cold front tonight. The merged boundary
will stall from 24N65W to western Hispaniola on Wed night, and 
gradually dissipate Thu. Gale conditions are N of 28N between 
the two fronts. A strong ridge will build N of the area on Thu 
ahead of the next cold front to come off Florida Fri evening. 
Strong to near gale force southerly return flow is expected 
north of the Bahamas beginning Thu night and continuing through 
Sun evening. Gale force winds are likely over the NW waters Fri
night. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... 

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N to NE swell. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.