587 
FZNT25 KNHC 130939
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
439 AM EST Wed Dec 13 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 building across the SE United
States will continue to support and increase the areal coverage
of fresh to strong winds over the E Gulf to the NW Gulf by early
Thursday. A large area of near gale-force winds will develop
over the north-central and E basin Thu through Fri night with
the potential to reach gale-force. Low pressure will develop N
of the Yucatan Peninsula Fri night into Sat and then track NE
across central Florida Sat night into Sun morning. A cold front
will move into the western Gulf Sat, with strong to near
gale-force winds and rough seas. The front will merge with the
area of low pressure by Sat night and exit the basin Sun
morning.  

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers. 
.THU...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to 
E swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to SW to W after
midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell. 
.SUN...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in W to NW
swell.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extending from 31N67W to E Cuba
is forecast to lift northward towards the NW Bahamas and the
Straits of Florida today. 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 
and Straits of Florida through today, with these winds spreading
northward and eastward through Fri. Gale-force winds are 
possible east of Florida later this week. An area of low
pressure is forecast to move from the Gulf of Mexico, across
Florida, and into the Atlantic waters this weekend. A large area
of gale  force winds are possible east of the low. 

...GALE WARNING...

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