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FZNT27 KNHC 052044
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
344 PM EST Wed Dec 5 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from the Straits of Florida to
near the Yucatan Channel to the SW Gulf will completely push SE
of the area tonight. Southerly return flow will strengthen Fri 
night as a low pressure system develops over SE Texas. This low 
will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf coast this weekend, with 
strong to near gale S to SW winds expected ahead of the cold 
front, particularly across the northern Gulf including the
coastal waters.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S 
swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, except S to SW 20 to 30 kt
ahead of front. Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
late in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30 kt late. 
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW
behind front. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt, shifting to W to NW behind
front. Seas 6 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.