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FZNT27 KNHC 012053
OFFN06

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
330 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2019

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY EXTENDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO 
VERACRUZ, MEXICO AND A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED JUST OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST.  THE FRONTS WILL SOON MERGE INTO A SINGLE COLD FRONT THAT 
WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
EVENING, REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
ON FRI, AND THEN PASS E ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON SAT. STRONG 
TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP ACROSS 
THE WESTERN GULF WATERS LATE THU, INCREASING VERY 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
 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.