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FZNT27 KNHC 180228
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
928 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 northern and central Gulf Thu morning through Fri. Gale
conditions are likely for the SE Gulf Thu night. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,building to 8 to
11 ft in E to SE swell in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE
swell. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N to NE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW to W 5 to
10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NW to N swell. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.  

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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SW 15 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NE swell. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in N swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in S swell. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.