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FZNT25 KNHC 240230
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
930 PM 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...A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf around 
midnight tonight, with widespread gale-force winds expected 
immediately behind the front as it races southeastward across the 
entire basin through early Fri. A broad area of large seas in 
excess of 10 ft will build behind the front Thu and Thu night. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 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 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 26N65W across the
southern Bahamas to central Cuba will weaken and drift northward
as southerly winds increase ahead of a strong cold front that
will move east of Florida Thu night. Strong southerly winds to
gale-force are expected offshore of NE Florida ahead of the front
Thu night. The front will extend from 31N75W to northern Cuba Fri
morning, slow and weaken from 31N66W to eastern Cuba Sat morning,
then become stationary from 31N60W to eastern Cuba Sun morning.

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 35 
kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to 25 
kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft S of 27N, and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N,
and 7 to 10 ft N of 27N. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 
ft N of 27N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 2 to 3 ft. N of
27N, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
4 to 6 ft N of 27N. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of
27N, and 5 to 7 ft N of 27N. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft S of 27N, and 5 to 7 ft N
of 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft S of 27N, and
5 to 7 ft N of 27N.