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FZNT25 KNHC 021533
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1133 AM EDT Thu Nov 2 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 high pressure continue to build over the area
in the wake of a former cold front currently E of the area. The
associated tight gradient between the front and strong high
pressure is supporting strong to gale force NE winds and rough
seas in the Florida Straits and the SE gulf. These winds are
forecast to continue through tonight/early Fri. Fresh to strong
northerly winds in the Bay of Campeche and rough seas to 11 ft
will diminish by this evening. Conditions further improve Sun
into early next week as high pressure settles over the region.  

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft in NE 
swell. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft in NE to E 
swell. 
.FRI...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front extends from 31N62W to 29N67W
where it transitions to a stationary front to the central
Bahamas and to western Cuba. The front will remain stationary
through Fri when it will start to weaken before dissipating Sat.
A remnant  trough then will drift back to the W over the waters
north of the Bahamas the remaining weekend. Gust to gale force
NE winds and rough seas are ongoing behind the front across the
northern and  central Bahamas offshore waters, the southern
Florida seaboard as  well as the Florida Straits. These
conditions are forecast to continue through early Fri.  

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 20 to 33 kt S of 27N and 20 to 30 kt
elsewhere. Seas 7 to 13 ft in N to NE swell. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 33 kt S of 27N and 20 to 30 kt
elsewhere. Seas 6 to 12 ft. Scattered tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and NE to E
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.