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FZNT27 KNHC 220240
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
940 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 will diminish to 20 kt or less overnight. Large seas of up
to 22 ft across the east-central waters will subside to less
than 8 ft by Sat evening. A surface high over the SW Gulf of Mexico 
will shift NE across the central waters 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...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,subsiding
to 3 to 5 ft late in the night. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in W swell,
becoming 7 to 10 ft in swell late in the night. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE 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 10 to 15 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 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, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.