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FZNT27 KNHC 121450
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
950 AM EST Wed Dec 12 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will
precede a cold front moving off the Texas coast early Thu with
the front reaching from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of
Campeche on Thu night, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan
Channel on Fri and moving E of area around sunrise on Sat.
Strong to near gale force northerly flow west of the front will
increase to gale force on Thu evening over the northwest and
west-central gulf waters. Near gale force southerly flow
expected east of the front on Fri. The pressure gradient will
relax on Fri night and Sat with moderate west flow expected on
Sat evening with seas subsided to less than 8 ft throughout the
gulf by sunrise on Sun. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico


...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...
 
.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SW to W
swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft in W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft,subsiding to 3 to
5 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to W
swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.