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FZNT25 KNHC 231530
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1030 AM EST Wed Dec 23 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...High pressure across the basin will shift eastward
today ahead of a strong cold front. The front will enter the NW
Gulf early Thu, with widespread gale-force winds expected
northwest of the front as it races southward across the basin
through early Fri. Seas will build in excess of 10 ft behind the
front on Thu.  

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft,building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW to N
swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 30N55W to the central
Bahamas near 23N76W will stall and weaken from 26N65W to the
southern  Bahamas today. A strong cold front will move east of
Florida Thu  night. Strong southerly winds to gale-force are
expected ahead of  the front, with winds shifting quickly to
west then northwest on  Fri as the front moves eastward. Seas
will rapidly build in the  western Atlantic as the front passes.
The front will extend from  31N76W to northern Cuba early Fri,
from 31N69W to eastern Cuba Fri night, and from 28N65W to the
Windward Passage on Sat. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S of 27N,SE winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N,SE winds 15 to
20 kt, shifting to S 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S of 27N,SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to SW
to W 10 to 15 kt after midnight. N of 27N,S to SW winds 25 to
35 kt, shifting to W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.