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FZNT25 KNHC 090943
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
443 AM EST Sat Dec 9 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...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is expected to
continue through today ahead of the next cold front forecast to
enter the NW Gulf this evening. The front will reach from
Mobile, AL to Tuxpan, Mexico Sun morning, from Cedar Key, FL to
Merida, Mexico in the NW Yucatan peninsula Sun evening, and exit
the basin Mon morning. In the eastern Gulf, strong winds will 
follow the front. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to 
accompany the front as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico. Winds 
will diminish slightly late Mon. Looking ahead, the 
aforementioned front may stall across the western Atlantic and NW 
Caribbean early next week, before moving back northward as a warm 
front toward the middle of next week. The gradient between very 
strong high pressure north of the area and lower pressure 
associated with the warm front may induce fresh to strong E winds 
and building seas around the middle of next week. 

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.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 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 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...The gradient between the strong high pressure along 
31N and lower pressure associated with a stalled front to the
south of the area will continue to produce fresh to strong NE to 
E trade winds south of 24N 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 E of Florida late Sun. Strong to near-
gale force winds are likely on both sides of the front, with brief
gales possible Sun night N of 29N between NE Florida and 73W. 
Seas will build ahead and behind the cold front. The front is 
forecast to stall late Mon night from Bermuda to central Cuba. By 
mid-week, the front is forecast to move northwestward as a warm 
front. The gradient between very strong high pressure north of the
area and lower pressure associated with the warm front may induce
fresh to strong NE to E winds and building seas to the east of 
Florida by mid-week

.TODAY...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight
chance of showers. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN NIGHT...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. Scattered showers and chance of
tstms. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE 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. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.