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FZNT25 KNHC 162112
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
412 PM 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
through Tue night as a high pressure center moves from eastern
Texas towards the Florida Panhandle. 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 on Thu
afternoon as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United
States. Near gale force winds are expected across the northern
waters Thu night through Fri afternoon. 

.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 to E 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 7 to 10 ft in W swell. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W to
NW swell.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 30N70W across the central 
Bahamas to northern-central Cuba. The front will push E and 
extend 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
strong to near gale S 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. Frequent gust to gale winds are
possible in the NW waters Thu night through Fri. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.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 3 ft early in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.