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FZNT25 KNHC 200301
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1001 PM EST Wed Dec 19 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 strong cold front preceded by lines of strong
thunderstorms will move E across the central gulf waters
overnight and through the eastern waters on Thu and Fri. Strong
to near gale force southerly winds will develop over the eastern
waters overnight ahead of the front. Strong to near gale force
westerly winds currently developing W of the front will increase
to gale force on Thu, with seas building to 21 ft across the
east- central waters on Thu night and Fri. A post-frontal
surface high will shift E across the central gulf waters on Sat,
and move NE across the Florida Panhandle on Sun leaving a weak
ridge from the Florida Big Bend to SE Texas on Mon. 

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S to SW swell.
Scattered thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in SW to
W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft in W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft in W
swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in W to NW swell after midnight. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Strong to near gale force southerly flow will develop
N of the Bahamas early Thu, with these conditions spreading S to 
along 22N while increasing to minimal gale force of 24N late Thu 
on both sides of a strong cold front moving off the SE United 
States coast. The front will reach from 30N75W to central Cuba on 
Fri.
 
...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...Winds SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S to
SW swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt S of 27N, and SW 30 to 40 kt N
of 27N. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. Scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W swell. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.