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FZNT27 KNHC 180842
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
342 AM EST Tue Dec 18 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A developing intense low pressure system will move
E-NE from Texas to the Carolinas Wed through Thu night, dragging
a strong cold front across the Gulf waters. Marine conditions
are expected to rapidly deteriorate across the region Thu
afternoon as the low pressure deepens. Gale force winds are
likely north of 25N across the central and northern Gulf Thu
night and Fri. Seas will build to a maximum of around 20 ft on
Fri east of 90W. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers. 
.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 the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming W 25 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to
12 to 17 ft late. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to
6 to 9 ft late. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt,  shifting to SW to W 5 to
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.