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FZNT27 KNHC 140242
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
942 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...Gale-force winds are expected tonight west of a cold
front that currently extends across the northwest Gulf of
Mexico. Fresh to strong southerly flow will continue east of the
front. The front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the
Bay of Campeche overnight, from the Florida Big Bend to the
Yucatan Channel by late Fri, then move through the Bahama
Channel on Sat. 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 35 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 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.