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FZNT25 KNHC 141348
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
848 AM EST Thu Dec 14 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 eastern
United States will support fresh to strong winds over the
northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico today. These winds will
increase to gale force over portions of the NE Gulf tonight and
Friday. Low pressure will form in the SW Gulf by Fri night then
move NE and into Florida Sat night into Sun. This will cause
additional gales in the NE Gulf. A cold front will trail from
the low, exiting the Gulf early on Sun. Expect widespread
showers and thunderstorms over most of the central and eastern
Gulf through early Sun. High pressure will then settle in over 
the area through early next week allowing for marine conditions to
improve. 

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...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 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E swell.
Numerous showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell.
Numerous showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 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 13 ft in SE to S swell. 
.SUN...W to NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NW swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front extends from around Bermuda to
the NW Bahamas to the Florida Straits, and will remain in place
into Fri. The combination of strong high pressure building north
of  the area and the front will result in near gale to gale
force  northeast to east winds and building seas over the waters
W of 74W and north of 25N into Fri night, with these winds
spreading  north- northeastward to the north- central forecast
waters Sun night through Mon night. Low pressure is forecast to
cross Florida from the Gulf of Mexico Sat night and move into
Atlantic waters Sun or Sun night. A large area of gale force
winds is possible  east of the low. Widespread showers and
thunderstorms are expected over most of the western half of the 
area through the weekend. 

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NE swell.
Scattered showers. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NE to E
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E
swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 20 to 30 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 to SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in SE swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE
swell. 
.MON...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. 
.MON NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.