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FZNT27 KNHC 201518
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1018 AM EST Thu Dec 20 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 extends from a 1002 mb low
pressure system centered over southeastern Louisiana to 26N89W
to 22N93W and to 18N95W. Numerous showers and thunderstorms are
along and ahead of the front. The low pressure system will
strengthen as it lifts north-northeast through Fri night, with
the cold front quickly moving east of the Gulf tonight. Strong
to gale force southerly winds will develop ahead of the front
today, followed by westerly gale force winds behind the front,
with very large seas expected to build over the east-central
waters tonight and Fri. Scattered showers are expected behind
the front. High pres will shift eastward across the central gulf
on Sat, then move across the Florida Panhandle on Sun.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW swell.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
late. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in W swell.
Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
late. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W swell. 
.SAT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NE 5 to 10 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in W swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in 
the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.