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FZNT27 KNHC 192145
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
445 PM EST Thu Dec 19 2019

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

.SYNOPSIS...Strong high pressure over the Ohio Valley is
supporting strong north to northeast winds over the southeastern
Gulf. Winds and seas will gradually diminish today as the high
shifts northeastward. Strong northeast to east winds will
continue across the eastern Gulf and the Straits of Florida
through Fri night as the cold front stalls. A north to south
aligned surface trough will develop across the central Gulf Fri,
with strong east winds covering the Gulf to the east of the
trough. Low pressure is expected to develop from the trough over
NE Gulf by early Sat and move across northern Florida this
weekend. Gale force winds are possible in the NE Gulf late Sat
through Sat night and in the far SW Gulf Sat night and Sun. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 27N E OF 89W SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 to 30 kt, except N to NE 30 to 35 kt 
N of 27N between 87W and 89W SE to S 30 to 35 k E of 87W. Seas 8
to 13 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E to SE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in SE
swell. 
.MON...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SW swell. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in W to NW
swell. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.