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FZNT27 KNHC 162112
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
412 PM 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
through Tue night as a high pressure center moves from eastern
Texas towards the Florida Panhandle. 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 on Thu
afternoon as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United
States. Near gale force winds are expected across the northern
waters Thu night through Fri afternoon. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...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...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. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in W to NW swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.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...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 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. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W swell.