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FZNT27 KNHC 161531
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1031 AM EST Sun Dec 16 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge will persist across the Gulf of Mexico over
the next 48 to 72 hours as a high pressure center moves from
eastern Texas to SE Louisiana by Mon evening, and toward the
Florida Panhandle by Tue evening. A low pressure system will
move NE from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States Thu,
dragging a new cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine
conditions are expected to deteriorate across the region later
on Fri as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United States.
 
Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. 

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in W
swell.