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FZNT27 KNHC 200301
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1001 PM EST Wed Dec 19 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front preceded by lines of strong
thunderstorms will move E across the central gulf waters
overnight and through the eastern waters on Thu and Fri. Strong
to near gale force southerly winds will develop over the eastern
waters overnight ahead of the front. Strong to near gale force
westerly winds currently developing W of the front will increase
to gale force on Thu, with seas building to 21 ft across the
east- central waters on Thu night and Fri. A post-frontal
surface high will shift E across the central gulf waters on Sat,
and move NE across the Florida Panhandle on Sun leaving a weak
ridge from the Florida Big Bend to SE Texas on Mon. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...
...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. Dense fog near coast early.
.THU...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in NW swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to
3 to 5 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

 ...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU...SW to W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft in SW
to W swell. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in W swell.
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell,
becoming 7 to 10 ft in swell after midnight. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding to
3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE 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 winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.