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FZNT25 KNHC 022041
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
341 PM EST Thu Feb 2 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 stationary front in the W Gulf will begin
progressing southeastward as a cold front tonight and Fri. Fresh 
to strong N winds and moderate to rough seas will follow through 
Fri. Winds and seas will diminish from west to east through Sat 
night across the Gulf as high pressure builds in the wake of the 
front. Conditions will be quiescent across the Gulf Sat night 
through Mon morning.  

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 20 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Isolated showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW 5 to 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft in NE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure along 27N is supporting moderate to 
fresh E winds south of 22N, with strong winds near the entrance 
to the Windward Passage, and gentle to moderate winds elsewhere.
The high pressure will shift east tonight, allowing SW winds to 
increase up to strong or near-gale between NE Florida and
Bermuda ahead of an approaching cold front. The cold front will
move off the NE Florida coast Fri afternoon and will reach Sat 
morning from 31N59W to S Florida. On Sun morning, the boundary 
will begin lifting northward as a warm front, ahead of another 
cold front moving off the NE Florida coast Sun night. The second 
cold front will reach from 31N72W to the NW Bahamas by Mon morning
and from 31N60W to 27N55W by Tue morning.

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.FRI NIGHT...S of 27N, SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE
15 to 20 kt after midnight. N of 27N, N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W to NW 5 to 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. 
.MON...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.