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FZNT25 KNHC 150926
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
426 AM EST Thu Dec 15 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...A cold front extending from Pensacola, Florida to
the offshore waters south of Tampico, Mexico will reach from
near Sarasota, FL to the central Bay of Campeche tonight before
slowing down and beginning to weaken. A line of strong to severe
thunderstorms ahead of the front will continue to race E across
the NE Gulf today. Fresh to locally strong NW to N winds west of
the front will diminish to moderate to fresh speeds today. Fresh
to strong southerly winds ahead of the front in the NE basin
will diminish later this morning as the front approaches the
Florida Big Bend. The front will stall Fri night from the
Straits of Florida to the south-central Gulf of Mexico before
weakening further through Sat as a surface trough forms over the
SW Gulf. The gradient between the surface trough and high
pressure over the southern U.S. is likely to induce a large area
of fresh to strong N to NE winds over the central Gulf this
weekend. The trough will transition to a warm front on Sun and
lift northward to the NW Gulf by late Mon. 

.TODAY...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Large long-period N to NE swell will continue to 
affect much of the area for the next couple of days. A large and
powerful low pressure system north of the area will bring strong
to near gale force W winds and very large seas through tonight 
to the waters E of 60W and north of 27N. Fresh to strong southerly
winds are offshore NE Florida ahead of a strong cold front 
approaching the SE U.S. coast. The front will move off the coast 
this afternoon, reach from near 31N65W to the Florida Keys early 
Sat and merge with a reinforcing cold front on Sun. The merged 
front is forecast to reach from near 29N55W to 26N66W and then 
stall to the central Bahamas by late Mon. Fresh to strong 
southerly winds will shift eastward across the northern and 
central waters through Sat and exit the area late Sat. Fresh 
northwest to north winds will follow in behind the merged front.

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.