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FZNT25 KNHC 290801
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
301 AM EST Sat Dec 29 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 stationary front will meander across the NW gulf 
waters through Sun night. A secondary cold front will move off the
Texas coast early Mon and overrun the stationary front with the 
merged cold front reaching from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz 
Mexico on Tue, and from the Port of Tampa to the Yucatan Peninsula
on Wed. Strong to near gale force N winds are forecast across the
western gulf waters on Tue night, increasing to minimal gale 
force along the coast of Veracruz Mexico on Wed. A trough will 
develop over the western Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon, move W 
across the SW gulf during the overnight hours and lose identity by
late each morning. 

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge extends from 31N67W to Central Florida with 
fresh to strong winds across the entire area. Winds will slacken 
this weekend as the ridge shifts S to along 28N to allow a weak 
cold front to move slowly into the far NW waters on Mon. The front
will stall on Tue and gradually dissipate on Tue night. Then 
another cold front will move slowly E from the N Florida coast Wed
and Thu.

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 5 to 10 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.