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FZNT25 KNHC 041333
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
833 AM EST Wed Jan 4 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...Areas of dense fog in the NE Gulf coastal waters will
dissipate later this morning. A cold front extending from near 
the Florida Alabama line to near Tampico, Mexico will slowly shift
east-southeast, reaching from the Big Bend of Florida to the Bay 
of Campeche by Thu morning, and exiting the Gulf by early Fri. A 
squall line ahead of the front, mainly N of 26N, will result in 
hazardous conditions. Moderate to fresh southerly winds ahead of 
the front will persist through today before diminishing. Moderate 
to locally fresh winds are forecast in the wake of the front. 
Return flow around high pressure over the SE U.S. will dominate 
this weekend, weakening by Sun night as the next front potentially
moves into the NW Gulf. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers.
.THU...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the 
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Chance of showers. 
.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...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging will dominate the SW N Atlantic
waters through tonight. The ridge will shift eastward as a cold 
front moves off N Florida Thu. The front will extend from 31N74W
to the northern Bahamas early Fri, from Bermuda to the central 
Bahamas by early Sat, and exit the region Sun night. Fresh to 
locally strong winds are expected over the NE Florida offshore 
waters later today and Thu ahead of the approaching front. 
Otherwise, moderate to fresh winds will prevail S of 26N and E of 
the Bahamas through Fri, with locally strong winds in the 
approaches of the Windward Passage and N of Hispaniola. Moderate
seas in the SE waters will build slightly through Fri night in 
fresh NE to E trade wind swell.

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. S of 27N, seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft 
or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N. 
.THU...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft N of 27N.
Scattered showers. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W
10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft
N of 27N. Scattered showers. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less S of 27N, and
3 to 4 ft N of 27N. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. S of 27N, seas 3 ft,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. N of 27N, seas 3 to 5 ft.