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FZNT25 KNHC 071517
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Thu Dec 7 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 centered over the southeastern
United States dominates the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate or weaker
winds will prevail today. The high pressure will shift eastward
into the Atlantic tonight, inducing moderate to locally fresh
return flow across most of the basin Fri through Sat. A strong
cold front is forecast to enter the NW Gulf Sat evening. The
front will reach from Cedar Key, Florida to Cancun, Mexico Sun
evening, and exit the basin by Mon morning. Strong to gale force
winds are expected behind the front, with gale force winds
possible across the western Gulf, from offshore southern Texas
southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night through Sun evening.
Strong NW gales to near storm-force winds are possible offshore
Veracruz Sun afternoon.  

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S to SW in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near 31N55W to the
Windward passage. A secondary cold front trails it, extending
from 31N58W to the central Bahamas. The secondary front will
speed up and  merge with the first front by late today. The main
front will reach from near 25N55W to the N coast of Hispaniola 
this evening. Gale force winds and high seas are expected both 
ahead of and behind this front, to the north of 29N between 55W 
and 60W through late this afternoon. The gale winds will shift 
east of 60W by this afternoon. The front will stall and weaken 
along 20N Fri through Sat as strong high pressure builds across 
the western Atlantic. The gradient between the strong high 
pressure along 31N and lower pressure associated with the stalled 
front will induce fresh to strong NE to E trade winds south of 23N
Fri through Sun. On Sun, the front will dissipate as fresh to 
strong southerly flow sets up over the waters east of northeast 
Florida to about 70W in advance of the next cold front. This cold 
front is expected to move into the NW forecast waters late Sun, 
followed by fresh to strong northwest winds. Seas will build both 
east and west of this cold front. 

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