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FZNT25 KNHC 140244
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
944 PM EST Thu Dec 13 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...Gale-force winds are expected tonight west of a cold
front that currently extends across the northwest Gulf of
Mexico. Fresh to strong southerly flow will continue east of the
front. The front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the
Bay of Campeche overnight, from the Florida Big Bend to the
Yucatan Channel by late Fri, then move through the Bahama
Channel on Sat. The pressure gradient will relax on Fri night and
Sat, with moderate west flow expected on Sat evening as the seas 
subside to less than 8 ft. The gradient will continue to relax 
with light northerly winds on Mon. 

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W
swell. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A frontal boundary north of the Windward Passage
will drift north through Fri, then gradually wash out as it 
continues north across the northeast portion on Sat. Strong to 
near-gale southerly return flow will develop north of the
Bahamas on Fri, ahead of another cold front that will sweep east 
across the northern waters during the upcoming weekend extending 
from Bermuda to northwest Cuba on Sun night and from 31N71W to 
central Cuba on Mon. The front will stall as it passes across the 
waters north of Antilles early next week. 

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