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FZNT25 KNHC 210845
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
345 AM EST Fri Dec 21 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...Strong to gale force winds in the central and
eastern Gulf follow a cold front exiting the basin. Winds will
diminish from W to E across the basin through this afternoon.
Very large seas of up to 21 ft will subside to less than 8 ft by
late Sat. High pres behind the front 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. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt 
late. Seas 14 to 19 ft, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft late. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 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 in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft late. 
.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...A developing cold front from 31N77W to central Cuba
will be reinforced by another cold front over the eastern Gulf of
Mexico. Near gale to gale force southerly flow from the Straits 
of Florida to the NW Bahamas and N of there will persist, shifting
NE and diminishing by early Sat. The developing cold front will 
reach from near 31N74W to eastern Cuba this afternoon, from 31N70W
to the eastern tip of Cuba late tonight, weaken from Bermuda to 
the Windward Passage on Sat, then stall from 27N65W to eastern 
Cuba on Sun. Remnants of the front will drift NW on Mon and Tue, 
with winds and seas diminishing across the region this weekend.

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...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 11 ft S of 27N, and 10 to 15 ft N of
27N. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N, and W 25 to 35 kt
N of 27N. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 27N, and 9 to 14 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
in the afternoon. N of 27N, seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of
27N. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.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 to 4 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.