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FZNT25 KNHC 160924
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
424 AM EST Wed Dec 16 2020

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

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends across the NW Gulf from the 
central Louisiana coast to the upper Mexican waters, and will 
reach from the Florida Big Bend to the central Bay of Campeche 
late this evening. Strong northerly winds will build behind the 
front W of 90W through this evening, with gales expected briefly 
offshore of Tampico this morning and across the Veracruz waters 
late morning through afternoon. Winds and seas will gradually 
diminish through Fri as high pressure builds across the northern 
Gulf and the front sinks SE of the basin. The next cold front will
move into the northwest Gulf by Sat night and move slowly SE 
through Sun. 

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A weak frontal boundary extends from a 1013 mb low 
offshore of Georgia near 31N79.5W S-SW to near Fort Pierce, 
Florida. The low will lift northeastward today with the frontal 
boundary remaining nearly stationary and dissipating. Meanwhile,
a deep layer trough from 25N58W to the NE Caribbean will drift 
westward across the SE waters and weaken by Thu morning. The
next  cold front will move off the northeast Florida coast
tonight, then slide slowly SE and reach from near Bermuda
through the central  Bahamas to central Cuba Fri. Expect fresh
to strong southwesterly  winds ahead of the front N of 28N this
evening through Thu. The  front will gradually weaken and become
E to W aligned along 24N  Sun morning. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. N of 27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and 5 to
7 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 4 to
6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N.