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FZNT25 KNHC 172001
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
401 PM EDT Fri Mar 17 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...Strong winds and building seas follow a cold front
currently extending from southeast Louisiana to Tampico, Mexico.
The front will reach from near Panama City, Florida to
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico by this evening. The front will slowly move
across the Gulf through late Sun, spreading fresh to strong N to 
NE winds into the southeast Gulf. Looking ahead, winds and seas 
will gradually diminish across the Gulf during the early to middle
parts of next week as the front stalls and dissipates over the 
far northwest Caribbean. 

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NE 20 to
25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...1022 mb high pressure is centered between the
northern Bahamas and Bermuda, building behind a cold front that
moved south of the area into the northern Leeward Islands. Expect
moderate to fresh southerly flow and building seas north of 29N 
between northeast Florida and Bermuda through late Sat ahead of a 
cold front moving off the northeast Florida coast Sat morning. The
front will move east and stall from Bermuda to the Straits of 
Florida by early Mon. Looking ahead, seas will build north of the 
stalled front Mon through mid week with NE swell.

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...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. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15 kt. N of 27N, S to SW
winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and NW to N 15 to 20 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.