909 
FZNT25 KNHC 161520
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1020 AM EST Thu Feb 16 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...Fresh to strong winds will continue in the Gulf of
Mexico in advance of a cold front which will emerge off Texas
this morning. Strong to near gale force N winds can be expected
behind the front in the western and central Gulf Thu into Sat.
Gales will develop offshore Tampico, Mexico, this evening, then
spread S to off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, overnight. The
gales in the western Bay of Campeche will persist into Fri
night. Seas in this area will build to near 17 ft by Fri
afternoon. Conditions will improve Sat night into Sun.  

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NW swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A shear line extends from 23N52W to 21N73W. Although
 this line will dissipate later today, a ridge building N of the
 area will allow winds N of the shear line and S of 25N to
increase to strong into Sat, with seas increasing to 11 ft. A
cold front  will enter the waters off NE Florida late Fri. This
will support  strong winds ahead and behind the frontal
boundary, N of 28N, tonight through Sat as the frontal boundary 
moves eastward. 

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