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FZNT25 KNHC 030913
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
413 AM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

...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 tight pressure gradient between a developing
winter storm over the US Southern Plains and high pressure over
the W Atlantic will force fresh to strong SE to S return flow
through tonight across the Gulf of Mexico. A cold front will
slowly move off of the Texas coast this afternoon, reaching from
the Big Bend of Florida to the Bay of Campeche Thu morning, and
cross the Gulf by Thu night accompanied by only moderate to
fresh winds in its wake on Fri and Sat. Patchy dense marine fog
is possible at times, especially within 120 NM of the US
coastline through this morning. 

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.THU...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A surface ridge over the SW N Atlantic waters will 
promote gentle or weaker winds north of 25N through early Wed.
As the ridge strengthens on Wed and Thu, it will force fresh to 
strong tradewinds south of 25N including the Windward Passage. 
Fresh to strong SW winds ahead of a cold front are anticipated
to occur north of the Bahamas on Wed and Thu. After emerging from
the SE United States coast Thu night, the cold front should 
extend from Bermuda to the central Bahamas Sat morning with 
moderate to fresh NW to N winds in its wake. 

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Patchy fog in
the morning. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW to N after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE 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.