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FZNT27 KNHC 210844
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
344 AM EST Fri Dec 21 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...Strong to gale force winds in the central and
eastern Gulf follow a cold front exiting the basin. Winds will
diminish from W to E across the basin through this afternoon.
Very large seas of up to 21 ft will subside to less than 8 ft by
late Sat. High pres behind the front will shift eastward across
the central Gulf on Sat, and move across the Florida Panhandle
on Sun, leaving a ridge from the Florida Big Bend to SE Texas on
Mon. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW waters on Tue. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt late
in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW to W 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W to NW swell, subsiding
to 3 to 5 ft late. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft in W swell.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft in W swell. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NE to E 5 to 10 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in W swell, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft
late in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.