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FZNT25 KNHC 120929
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
429 AM EST Tue Dec 12 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...Fresh to locally strong NE winds and rough seas will
prevail over the SE Gulf through later this morning behind a
stationary front currently in the NW Caribbean. However, strong
high pressure building in the wake of the front will lead to the
redevelopment of fresh to strong NE to E winds basin-wide this
evening into the weekend as the front retreats back towards the
Gulf again. Near gale-force to gale-force winds are likely to
develop over the north-central and NE basin Thu through Fri
night. A low pressure will develop N of the Yucatan Peninsula
Fri night into Sat and track NE across southern Florida Sat
night as a new cold front emerges from the coast of Texas
followed by strong to near gale-force N winds and rough seas.  

.TODAY...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to
E swell. Scattered showers. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to
E swell. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 31N70W to E Cuba 
is forecast to retreat back towards the NW Bahamas and the 
Straits of Florida this evening. Strong high pressure building 
north of the area will lead to the development of strong to
near-gale force NE to E winds and building seas over the northern
Bahamas offshore waters and Straits of Florida today through Wed,
and over the Florida and the remainder Bahamas offshore waters 
Wed through the weekend. Gale force winds are likely to develop 
Thu evening through the end of the forecast period. 

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and NE 20 to
30 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE to E
swell. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to 
E swell. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E 
swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.SAT...E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell.