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FZNT25 KNHC 130941
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
441 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2022

...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 ridging over the area will shift
eastward through tonight as a cold front approaches eastern
Texas. Fresh to locally strong SE return flow is expected in the
western and central Gulf through tonight as the cold front
approaches the NW Gulf. The front is expected to move over the NW
Gulf Wed morning, reach from Tampa Bay, Florida to the eastern 
Bay of Campeche by Thu night, and from the Straits of Florida to 
the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula by late Fri. The front is 
expected to become stationary and weaken from the lower Straits of
Florida to the far south-central Gulf Sat and Sat night. A line 
of thunderstorms is expected to accompany the front Wed and Wed 
night across the NW and north-central Gulf. Moderate to fresh 
northerly winds are expected behind the front. Seas will build to
a peak of about 9 ft in the NW Gulf Wed, then shift to the NE 
Gulf late Wed night into early Thu, before subsiding during the 
afternoon. 

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from 31N62W to Grand Bahama
Island. The front will reach from near 30N55W to the central 
Bahamas this evening, then weaken on Wed as high pressure builds
in east of Florida. Moderate to fresh N winds will come in behind
this front today. Large long-period N to NE swell will continue 
to affect much of the area for the next couple of days. Fresh to 
strong southerly winds are expected to develop offshore NE Florida
beginning Wed night as a strong cold front approaches the 
southeastern U.S. coast. The front is forecast to move off the 
coast late Thu, reach from near 31N75W to West Palm Beach, Florida
early Fri, and from near 31N64W to the Florida Keys early Sat. 
The fresh to strong southerly winds will shift eastward across the
northern and central waters through Sat, while fresh west to 
northwest winds are expected behind the front. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.