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FZNT25 KNHC 181454
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
954 AM EST Wed Dec 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...A strong cold front, that passes through Florida
about 30 nm to the NNW of Lake Okeechobee, into the Yucatan
Peninsula, will move southeast of the area later today.
Northerly gale-force winds, and large seas behind the front in
the SW Gulf, will persist through the early evening. The wind
speeds and the sea heights will diminish in the central and
western sections of the Gulf, on Thursday and Thursday night.
Strong NE to E winds will continue in the Straits of Florida,
after the frontal passage, from Thursday through Friday night. A
low pressure center is expected to develop in the eastern Gulf
on Friday night, and move across northern Florida during the
weekend. Gale-force winds are possible in the eastern Gulf with
the low pressure center. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N swell.
.THU...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to
NE swell.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front from 31N77W to the Florida coast
along 28N,will reach from 31N69W to eastern Cuba tonight, and 
from 31N64W to eastern Cuba on Thursday morning, and from 26N65W
 across the Bahamas to the Windward Passage on Thursday night. 
Strong northerly winds and building seas are expected across
much  of the forecast waters following the frontal passage. The
front  will stall gradually, and weaken through Fri night. It is
possible that fresh to strong easterly winds may develop to the
east of  Florida during the upcoming weekend. A low pressure
center is forecast to develop in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and
move across northern Florida.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN and SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...S of 27N,S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW to W 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N,SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt,
shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and N to NE 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN and SUN NIGHT...N of 28N E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 
ft. S of 28N SW to W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.