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FZNT25 KNHC 222047
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
347 PM EST Sat Dec 22 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 extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to
Veracruz Mexico will shift SE through Sun. A weak cold front
will move into the NW waters on Sun, stall from the Florida Big
Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend on Mon, and gradually dissipate
through early Tue. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW
waters on Tue, with these conditions spreading E across the
entire gulf waters by early Wed. The pressure gradient will
further tighten on Wed night with locally strong SE flow across
the N-central waters ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas
coast early Thu. The cold front will stall from the Mississippi
Delta to Central Mexico on Thu night.  

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W to NW
swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late in the night. 
.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 in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 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 5 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 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh easterlies are expected S of 28N on
Tue, increasing fresh to locally strong on Wed and Thu. 

.TONIGHT...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 in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.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 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.