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FZNT25 KNHC 180843
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
343 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

...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...High pressure ridging W over the Gulf from the Atlc
will shift E today. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop
in the western Gulf of Mexico tonight and Sat. A strong cold
front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico Sat morning. It
is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may
precede the front. Winds to gale force are expected behind the
front along the coast of Mexico near Tampico on Saturday
afternoon and near Veracruz Saturday night. Winds should top out
around 40 kt near Veracruz. The front should exit the Gulf by
Sun evening and allow strong winds to taper off over the basin
by sunrise on Mon. 

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Weak high pressure will drift E from the SE United 
States toward Bermuda through Sat afternoon. Winds will veer to 
the S, and then strengthen Sat afternoon through Sun morning E of 
Florida. A strong cold front will push off the Florida peninsula 
Sun morning and extend from 31N79W to 28N80W, then reach from 
31N74W to 27N75W to eastern Cuba Sun night and finally stretch 
from 27N65W to near the Windward Passage on Monday. Minimal gale 
force winds will be possible on either side of the front N of 28N 
and W of 60W Sun through Mon. Seas could build to as high as 20 ft
in NW swell behind the front near 31N65W on Tue.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TODAY...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. 
.SUN...N of 28N SW to W winds 30 to 35 kt. W winds 20 to 30 kt. 
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.