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FZNT25 KNHC 210310
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1010 PM EST Thu Dec 20 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 will continue eastward across
the eastern gulf waters overnight into Fri preceded by lines of
tstms, and followed increasing winds and building seas. Strong
to gale force winds will shift E across the entire Gulf of
Mexico overnight and on Fri, diminishing from the W, with the
gale conditions ending across the Straits of Florida late Fri.
Maximum seas of 21 ft on Fri will subside to less than 8 ft by
late Sat. Post-frontal high pres will shift eastward across the
central gulf on Sat, and move across the Florida Panhandle on
Sun, leaving a ridge from the Florida Big Bend to SE Texas on
Mon. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in SW to W
swell. Scattered showers. 
.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, shifting to NW 15 to
20 kt late. Seas 15 to 20 ft in W swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft
in W to NW swell late. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW
swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Near gale to gale force southerly flow is developing
W of 75W ahead of a strong cold front moving off the the SE 
United States coast preceded by lines of tstms. The cold front 
will reach from near 30N75W to central Cuba early Fri. Winds and 
seas will diminish across the region on Sat.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 25 to 35 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 30 to
40 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SW to W swell. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N, and W 25 to
35 kt N of 27N. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W swell. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 to 15 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 to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.