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FZNT27 KNHC 172120
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
420 PM EST Mon Dec 17 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 prevail across the Gulf of Mexico
through Tue night as a high pressure center moves from the
Mississippi Valley towards North Carolina. A low pressure system
will move NE from the coast of Texas Wed to the SE United States
Thu, dragging a cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine
conditions are expected to deteriorate across the region on Thu
morning as the low pressure deepens over the SE of United
States. Strong to minimal gale force winds are expected across
the central and northern Gulf Thu night and Fri.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers. 
.WED...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell.
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW swell. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
late in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in W swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W swell. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.