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FZNT25 KNHC 220240
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
940 PM 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 near gale force winds across the eastern
Gulf will diminish to 20 kt or less overnight. Large seas of up
to 22 ft across the east-central waters will subside to less
than 8 ft by Sat evening. A surface high over the SW Gulf of Mexico 
will shift NE across the central waters 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 with these conditions spreading E across the 
entire gulf waters on Wed. 

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt
late in the night. Seas 14 to 19 ft in W swell, subsiding to
10 to 15 ft in swell late in the night. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt 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 late. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE 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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front between 74W and 77W will continue SE 
stalling from 27N65W to the Windward Passage on Sat night. Near 
gale to gale force southwesterly flow will prevail W of the
front overnight, then diminish by Sat afternoon. Remnants of the 
front will drift NW on Mon and Tue, with winds and seas 
diminishing across the region this weekend. Moderate to fresh 
easterlies expected S of 28N on Tue and Wed. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...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. 
.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 to NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW to N
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 ft until late afternoon, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to 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. 
.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 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.