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FZNT25 KNHC 031510
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1010 AM EST Fri Mar 3 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 cold front extends from Vermilion Bay, LA to south
of Tampico, Mexico near 21.5N98W. Strong to gale force S winds
are occurring E of the front over the eastern and central Gulf.
Strong to near gale force S winds will occur over the SE Gulf and 
Yucatan Channel through early this evening. The front will reach 
from Apalachicola, FL to the central Bay of Campeche this evening,
before stalling on Sat. Gale force gusts across the Gulf of 
Mexico will end by late this evening. Winds and seas will subside 
by Sat afternoon. Benign winds and seas will then continue into 
early next week. 

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 to 30 kt with frequent gusts to gale force. 
Seas 6 to 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh southerly winds east of Florida will increase 
to strong today through tonight ahead of a cold front forecast to 
exit the U.S. southeast coast late tonight. Afterward, fresh to 
strong SW winds will progress eastward this weekend ahead of the 
front, remaining north of 29N as the surface ridge settles along 
24N. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE swell. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 5 to 10 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.