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FZNT27 KNHC 230246
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
946 PM EST Sat Dec 22 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A ridge extending SW from the Florida Panhandle to
Veracruz Mexico will shift SE through Sun. A weak cold front
will move into the NW waters on Sun, stall from the Florida Big
Bend to the Texas Coastal Bend on Mon, then gradually dissipate
through early Tue. Fresh return flow will set up across the NW
waters on Tue, with these conditions spreading E across the
entire gulf waters by early Wed. The pressure gradient will
further tighten on Wed night with locally strong SE flow across
the N-central waters ahead of a cold front moving off the Texas
coast early Thu. The cold front will stall from the Mississippi
Delta to Central Mexico on Thu night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the morning,
subsiding to 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...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. 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. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.