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FZNT25 KNHC 100913
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
413 AM EST Fri Mar 10 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...High pressure along the Carolina coasts extends
weakly SW into the central Gulf early this morning. A cold front
is forecast to enter the northern Gulf waters this evening, and
reach from near Tampa Bay to NW Gulf early on Sat, then
dissipate by Sat evening. The next cold front will likely enter
the NW Gulf Sun night into Mon. This front is forecast to reach
the far southern Gulf Tue and move south of the Gulf Tue night. 

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Chance of
showers. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Isolated showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near 21N50W W-SW through 
the Leeward Islands to the Caribbean coastal waters of Puerto 
Rico and Hispaniola and will continue to sink southward through 
Fri night and weaken. Fresh to strong W to NW winds N of 25N and
E of 70W will increase to strong to gale-force as they shift to
the northeast forecast waters Fri afternoon through night. Large
NW  to N swell in the wake of the front is producing seas of
12-17 ft  to the N of 20N and E of about 73W early this morning,
and will  dominate regional waters through Sat night before
beginning to slowly subside. The next cold front is forecast to
move off the  southeastern U.S. coast by Fri evening, bringing
strong to near  gale-force SW to W winds ahead of it to waters
east of Florida.  This front will move eastward across the area
during the weekend,  with minimal gale-force winds expected
ahead of the front Sat through Sun, with gales developing behind
the front early Sun through early Mon. Yet another cold front is
expected to move off the southeastern U.S. coast early Mon and
reach from near 31N63W  through the central Bahamas by late Tue.

.TODAY...S of 27N, E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, SE winds
5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and slight chance of
tstms. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and W to NW 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.