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FZNT25 KNHC 072053
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
353 PM 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...High pressure centered over the southeastern United 
States dominates the Gulf of Mexico producing a gentle to moderate
anticyclonic flow. 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 the western Florida Panhandle to near Veracruz,
Mexico by Sun morning, and from near Fort Myers, Florida to 
Ne Yucatan peninsula Sun night, 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. 

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extends from near 28N50W to the coast
of Hispaniola near 19.5N70W. The front will become stationary on
Fri, stretching from 22N55W to the N coast of Hispaniola by Fri 
afternoon, then will remain nearly stationary along 21N on Sat. 
Strengthening high pressure N of area will push the front farther 
south on Sun reaching the northern Leeward Islands as a 
dissipating front. The gale force winds and high seas associated 
with the front are shifting E of area. 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, fresh to strong southerly 
flow will set 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. 

.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 to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.