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FZNT27 KNHC 200904
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
404 AM EST Sun Dec 20 2020

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure will continue shifting eastward. A
cold front has entered the NW Gulf tonight, extending from a
1014 mb low near 29N91W to 23N98W. A gale warning is in effect
for the area ahead of the front and south of the low. These
winds will follow the low as it moves east through the next
12 hours. The front will extend from the central Gulf Coast to
the western Bey of Campeche tonight, from southwest Florida to
the Yucatan peninsula on Mon morning, then exiting the area by
Mon night. On Thu, a strong cold front will enter the basin and
bring possible gale force winds in the SW Gulf.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, becoming 9 to 
14 ft in E swell in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in NE
swell.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S to SW winds 30 to 35 kt becoming W winds 15 to 20 kt 
in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in N to NE
swell.