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FZNT25 KNHC 161527
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1027 AM EST Sun Dec 16 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 ridge will persist across the Gulf of Mexico over
the next 48 to 72 hours as a high pressure center moves from
eastern Texas to SE Louisiana by Mon evening, and toward the
Florida Panhandle by Tue evening. A low pressure system will
move NE from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States Thu,
dragging a new cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine
conditions are expected to deteriorate across the region later
on Fri as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United States.
 

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W swell.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N72W across the NW
Bahamas to central Cuba. The front will push E and extend from 
31N70W across the central Bahamas to central Cuba by this 
evening, from 28N65W to eastern Cuba by Mon evening, and from 
24N65W across the SE Bahamas to eastern Cuba on Tue evening,
then stall and dissipate over the SE waters on Wed. Expect
increasing winds and building seas across the waters N of the
Bahamas on Thu as a low pressure system deepens over the SE of 
United States. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.