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FZNT25 KNHC 162054
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
354 PM 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...A strong cold front has entered the NW Gulf waters.
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 16 ft by Fri
afternoon. Conditions will improve across the basin Sat night
into Sun.  

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. 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. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A shear line extends from 23N49W to 20N70W. Although
this line will dissipate tonight, 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, 
Fri through Sat as the frontal boundary moves eastward. 

.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...S of 27N, E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE to E 15 to
20 kt in the afternoon. N of 27N, N 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. 
.TUE...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.