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FZNT25 KNHC 160922
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
522 AM EDT Thu Mar 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...High pressure across the eastern U.S is building
across the Gulf, behind a cold front that is stalling across the
NW Caribbean. Return flow has developed across the W Gulf and
will become fresh to strong early Thu and spread to the entire
Gulf Thu night, ahead of the next cold front. This front will
move into the NW Gulf Fri morning, reaching from Apalachee Bay,
Florida to the central Bay of Campeche Sat morning. Brief
gale-force N winds are expected behind the front offshore of the
upper Mexican waters Fri afternoon, shifting to offshore
Veracruz Fri night. The front will then stall and weaken across
the SE Gulf, and sink slowly SE across the Yucatan Channel Mon
night.  

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and slight chance of tstms. 
.SAT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE to E 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from 30N55W to the Windward 
Passage will continue moving SE and reach from 20N55W through 
the northern Leeward Islands by Fri morning. Strong to gale- 
force NW winds immediately behind the front will exit the SE 
Bahamas this morning, and shift across the SE waters through 
tonight. Large N swell will accompany this front, with seas of
12 ft or greater spreading to 22N and E of 73W. Another cold
front  is expected to move off NE Florida late Sat, with fresh
to strong southerly winds ahead of it Fri evening through Sat.
The new  front is expected to reach from 31N72W to S Florida
late Sun  before stalling. 

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and SE 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.