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FZNT27 KNHC 132031
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
331 PM EST Thu Dec 13 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to strong southerly flow will continue east of
a cold front that will move off the Texas coast tonight. The
front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of
Campeche tonight, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan
Channel late Fri, and move through the Bahama Channel on Sat.
Strong to near gale-force northwesterly flow west of the front
will increase to gale-force this evening over the northwest gulf
waters, with 30-40 kt conditions spreading south across the
west-central gulf late tonight into Fri. The pressure gradient
will relax on Fri night and Sat, with moderate west flow
expected on Sat evening as the seas subside to less than 8 ft.
The gradient will continue to relax with light northerly winds
on Mon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SW to W 
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W to
NW swell. 
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in S
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S to SW
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SW to
W swell. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.