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FZNT25 KNHC 170236
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
936 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 North Carolina. A low pressure system will move NE
from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States Thu,
dragging a 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 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...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...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE
swell. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft in N swell. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 30N69W across the central 
Bahamas to north-central Cuba. The front will push E and extend 
from 28N65W to the southern Bahamas by Mon evening, stall from
24N65W to the central Bahamas Tue evening and dissipate over the
SE waters early on Wed. Expect strong to near gale S winds and 
building seas across the waters N of the Bahamas on Thu. Winds
will increase to gale force Thu night through Fri morning as a 
low pressure system deepens over the SE of United States
dragging a cold front over the region. 

...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. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. 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...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.