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FZNT27 KNHC 230900
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
400 AM EST Sun Dec 23 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 today. A weak cold front will move
into the NW waters by the afternoon, then 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

.TODAY...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 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...E to 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft early in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N late. Seas 2 ft or
less. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 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 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 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 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 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.