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FZNT27 KNHC 182125
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
425 PM EST Mon Dec 18 2017

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A coastal trough along the coasts of SW Louisiana,
Texas and NE Mexico will move NW and inland this afternoon.
Otherwise, a ridge will dominate the gulf waters through Tuesday
night. A weak cold front will reach the coast of Texas
Wednesday, and stall across the N Gulf Thu before moving N as a
warm front Thursday night. A stronger cold front will reach the
NW Gulf on Friday.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. Slight
chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of fog.
Slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TUE NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WED...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Patchy fog. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Areas of
dense fog. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft late. Areas of dense fog. Chance of showers. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of dense fog.
Showers likely. 
.WED NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W to NW winds 5 kt, shifting to S less than 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.