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FZNT27 KNHC 010334
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1034 PM EST Mon Dec 31 2018

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

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front reaching from SE Louisiana to just
north of Veracruz Mexico will move little eastward tonight
before stalling later in the morning, then drifting back to the
NW as a weak warm front Wed. The front will move E again as a
cold front Wed night, reaching from the SE Louisiana to the Bay
of Campeche Thu, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan
Peninsula Fri, and finally move E of the area Sat. Strong
northerly winds are forecast to develop across the western gulf
waters late Thu, increasing to near gale and even briefly to
minimal gale force along the Mexican coast near Veracruz Mexico
late Fri. A trough will develop over the western Yucatan
Peninsula each afternoon through Fri, move W across the SW gulf
during the overnight hours and lose identity by late each
morning.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. Areas
of fog, with dense fog within 60 nm of the Louisiana coast.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with
dense fog within 60 nm of the coast west of Choctawhatchee Bay
Florida. Scattered showers.
.TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog.
Scattered showers. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Areas of
fog. Scattered showers. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.