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FZNT25 KNHC 190923
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
423 AM EST Sun Feb 19 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 locally strong N to NE winds prevail over
portions of the SW Gulf in the wake of a former cold front that
moved out of the basin late Sat. These winds will diminish today
as the front continues to move further away from the region.
Surface high pressure and associated ridging will develop across
the Gulf on today providing mainly light to gentle variable
winds basin-wide through Mon night. Moderate to fresh SE winds
will develop across the western half of the Gulf on Tue ahead of
the next cold front that is forecast to emerge from the coast of
Texas Wed morning. These winds are forecast to reach strong to
near gale force speeds Tue night into Wed. 

.TODAY...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Surface ridging associated with a 1026 mb high
centered near 30N54W extends SW across the Bahamas. A cold front
extends across the W Atlantic from 31N59W to southern Andros 
Island and then stalls across western Cuba. Fresh to strong 
trade winds will prevail S of 22N through late Mon, except N of
Hispaniola and the approaches to the Windward Passage that will
continue through the forecast period. Fresh NE winds will 
prevail behind the front, then gradually veer to the E and 
diminish through this evening as the front stalls before
dissipating. The tail of a cold front is forecast to emerge from
NE Florida on Mon morning and affect the northern offshore
waters with moderate to fresh SW to W winds through early Wed. 

.TODAY...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to
10 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 10 to 15 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.