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FZNT27 KNHC 212106
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
406 PM 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 near gale force winds across the eastern
Gulf this evening will diminish to 20 kt or less overnight.
Large seas of up to 22 ft will subside to less than 8 ft by Sat
evening. High pres building 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 with these conditions spreading E across the
entire gulf waters on Wed. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.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 in the night. 
.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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico
 
.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 SW to 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 3 ft early in the morning,
subsiding to 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. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.