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FZNT25 KNHC 170917
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
417 AM EST Mon Dec 17 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. Strong
to minimal gale force winds are expected across the northern
waters Thu night and Fri.  

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft 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 late. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N68W across the central 
Bahamas to north-central Cuba near 22N78W. The front will push E
 and extend from 28N65W across the SE Bahamas to Camaguey, Cuba
by Mon evening, and from 25N65W to eastern Cuba by Tue evening.
The western portion of the front is forecast to lift northward
Wed  through Thu as another cold front moves across the Gulf of 
Mexico. Expect strong to gale force winds and building seas 
mainly across the waters N of the Bahamas late Thu through Fri 
night as a low pressure system deepens over the SE of United 
States dragging a cold front over the region. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 5 to 10 kt N
of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less. N
of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and E 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N,
and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N,
and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft S of 27N, and 8 to
13 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 27N, and
9 to 14 ft N of 27N.